Gemma Frisius
Sign in to saveFrisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1508
- Died
- 1555
- Works
- 27
Top works
- A Debreceni Aritmetika
- Gemmae Frisij ... de astrolabo catholico liber
- Annuli astronomici, instrumenti cum certissimi, tùm commodissimi, usus, ex variis authoribus, Petro Beausardo, Gemma Frisio, Ioãne Dryandro, Boneto Hebraeo, Burchardo Mythobio, Orontio Finaeo, una cum meteoroscopio per Ioãnẽ Regiomontanum, & annulo non universali M.T. authore
- Gemma Phrysius De principiis astronomiæ et cosmographiæ
- Astrolabiorum seu vtriusque planisphaerij vniuersalis, et particularis vsus
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,258x
- Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
· 2013 · cited 8,459x
- AlphaFold Protein Structure Database: massively expanding the structural coverage of protein-sequence space with high-accuracy models
· 2021 · cited 7,861x
- Gefitinib or Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Mutated EGFR
· 2010 · cited 4,571x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,417x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gemma
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Seventeen Provinces
- Place of birth
- Dokkum
- Place of death
- Leuven
- Child
- Cornelius Gemma
- Occupation
- publisher
- Position held
- full professor
- Educated at
- Old University of Leuven
- Employer
- Old University of Leuven
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Student of
- Pierre de Corte
- Doctoral student
- Johannes Stadius
- Image
- Gemma Reinier Phrysius. Line engraving by E. de Boulonois, 1 Wellcome V0004651.jpg
- Work location
- Leuven
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- Commons category
- Gemma Frisius
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1508-12-09
- medical condition
- clubfoot
- name in native language
- Jemme Reinierszoon
- date of death
- 1955-05-25
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- Commons Creator page
- Gemma Frisius
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- significant person
- Johannes Dantiscus
- birth name
- Regnier Gemma
- social classification
- orphan
- P13311
- student cap
- floruit
- 1526-00-00
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Gemma Frisius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Arithmeticae practicae methodus facilis
Cosmographicus liber Petri Apiani mathamatici.
Libro de la Cosmographía de Pedro Apiano, el qual trata de la descripción del Mundo, y sus partes, por muy claro y lindo artificio, augmentado por el doctíssimo Gemma Frisio... con otros dos libros del dicho Gemma, de la materia misma.
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Encyclopedic overview
Gemma Frisius, (Maarten van Heemskerck, c. 1540–1545)
Gemma Frisius (/ˈfrɪziəs/; born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555) was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker. He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation. Gemma's rings, an astronomical instrument, are named after him. Along with Gerardus Mercator and Abraham Ortelius, Frisius is often considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography, and significantly helped lay the foundations for the school's golden age (approximately 1570s–1670s).
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