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Martin Behaim
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OverviewAI-generated
Martin Behaim (1459–1507) was a citizen of the Holy Roman Empire who worked as an explorer, cartographer, astronomer, and draper. Born in Nuremberg, he died in Lisbon. He is noted for his work on the Erdapfel. His writings are held in the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
Behaim spoke Middle High German. He is described in sources including Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. His works have been cited 27 times.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Tyske böker = Deutsche Bücher
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1917-06-07
- Active to
- 1995-12-25
Discography
- Dean Martin Sings1955
- Swingin’ Down Yonder1955
- Pretty Baby1957
- Sleep Warm1959
- A Winter Romance1959
- This Time I’m Swingin’!1960
- Dino Latino1962
- French Style1962
- Dino: Italian Love Songs1962
- Cha Cha De Amor1962
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 2
- Cited by
- 27
Research areas
Most cited works
- Martin Behaim: His Life and His Globe2018 · 27 cit
- Das Altertum und die Entdeckung Amerikas1926 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using
<b>lme4</b>
· 2015 · cited 75,958x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,666x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,635x
- STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ASSESSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO METHODS OF CLINICAL MEASUREMENT
· 1986 · cited 37,929x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,910x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Nuremberg
- Place of death
- Lisbon
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- Middle High German
- Notable work
- Erdapfel
- Image
- Nuernberg-behaim-denkmal-v-so.jpg
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- Commons category
- Martin Behaim
- date of birth
- 1459-10-06
- date of death
- 1507-07-29
- Commons gallery
- Martin Behaim
- name in native language
- Martin Behaim
- has works in the collection
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum
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Encyclopedic overview
Martin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer. He served John II of Portugal as an adviser in matters of navigation and participated in a voyage to West Africa. He is now best known for his Erdapfel, the world's oldest known globe, which he produced for the Imperial City of Nuremberg in 1492.
Biography
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