Willebrord Snellius

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Willebrord_Snellius
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Leiden_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1580
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Willebrord_Snel_van_Royen
gptkbp:deathDate 1626
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Leiden_University
gptkbp:father gptkb:Rudolph_Snel_van_Royen
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
geodesy
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Snell's_law
triangulation method in surveying
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Leiden_University_faculty
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Leiden,_Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Leiden,_Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Eratosthenes_Batavus
Cyclometricus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Snell's_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Willebrord Snellius