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Key facts
- Born
- Johann Daniel Tietz , ( 1729-01-02 ) 2 January 1729, Konitz (Chojnice), Royal Prussia , Crown of Poland
- Died
- 16 December 1796 (1796-12-16) (aged 67), Wittenberg , Electorate of Saxony
- Known for
- Titius–Bode law
- Fields
- Astronomy , physics , biology
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Chojnice
- Place of death
- Lutherstadt Wittenberg
- Occupation
- botanist
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Johann Daniel Titius.jpg
- Work location
- Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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- 1729-01-02
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- 1796-12-11
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Encyclopedic overview
Johann Daniel Titius (born Johann Daniel Tietz(e), 2 January 1729 – 16 December 1796) was a German astronomer and a professor at Wittenberg.
Titius was born in Konitz (Chojnice), Royal Prussia (Crown of Poland) to Jakob Tietz, a merchant and council member from Konitz, and Maria Dorothea, née Hanow. His original name was Johann Tietz, but as was customary in the 18th century, when he became a university professor, he Latinized his surname to Titius. Tietz attended school in Danzig (Gdańsk) and studied at the University of Leipzig (1749–1752). He died in Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johann Daniel Titius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.