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Vergilius of Salzburg
Irish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg
Dicuil
Dicuilus (Gaelic: ; fl.814–825 A.D.) was an Irish monk, astronomer, geographer and author born during the second half of the 8th century, possibly in the Hebrides. He travelled the Frankia around the turn of the 9th century and was involved with the Carolingian Renaissance under Louis the Pious. He was the author of astronomical and cosmographical treatises during the early 9th century, an example of Hiberno-Latin culture.
Dungal of Bobbio
Dungal (fl. 811–828) was an Irish monk, teacher, astronomer, and poet. He was to live at Saint-Denis, Pavia, and Bobbio.
Royal Astronomer of Ireland
scientist