Georg Joachim Rheticus

Rheticus
Rheticus
Born	16 February 1514; Feldkirch, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire; (present-day Austria)
Died	4 December 1574 (aged 60); Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg monarchy; (present-day Slovakia)
Alma mater	University of Wittenberg
Known for	Trigonometric tables
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician and astronomer
Institutions	University of Wittenberg (1536–42); University of Leipzig (1542–51)
Academic advisors	Nicolaus Copernicus
Notable students	Sebastian Dietrich, Valentin Otto, Caspar Peucer, Valentin Steinmetz

Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus (/ˈrɛtɪkəs/; 16 February 1514 – 4 December 1574), was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his trigonometric tables and as Nicolaus Copernicus's sole pupil. He facilitated the publication of his master's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres).

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