Tyge Brahe

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:magic
gptkb:nobleman
astronomer
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Tycho_Brahe
gptkbp:birthDate 1546-12-14
gptkbp:birthPlace Knutstorp Castle
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_Our_Lady_before_Týn,_Prague
gptkbp:deathDate 1601-10-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Prague
gptkbp:discoveredBy SN 1572 (supernova)
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Copenhagen
gptkb:University_of_Leipzig
gptkb:University_of_Basel
gptkb:University_of_Rostock
gptkb:University_of_Wittenberg
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Frederick_II_of_Denmark
gptkb:Rudolf_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:magic
astrology
gptkbp:hasSibling gptkb:Sophia_Brahe
gptkb:Jørgen_Brahe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tyge Brahe
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Copernicus
gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Stjerneborg_observatory
gptkb:Tychonic_system
gptkb:Uraniborg_observatory
precise astronomical observations
gptkbp:memberOf Royal Court of Denmark
gptkbp:nationality Danish
gptkbp:notableAchievement catalogued over 1000 stars
developed improved astronomical instruments
proposed geoheliocentric model
rejected Aristotelian cosmology
most accurate pre-telescopic astronomical observations
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Christian_Sørensen_Longomontanus
gptkb:Longomontanus
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Astronomiae_Instauratae_Progymnasmata
gptkb:De_nova_stella
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Frederick_II_of_Denmark
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Prague
gptkb:Hven_Island
gptkbp:signature Tycho_Brahe_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kirsten_Jørgensdatter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tyge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7