(6. 6. 1436 Unfinden near Königsberg, DE – 6. 7. 1476 Roma, IT)
Student and collaborator of Peuerbach in Vienna
Professor of astronomy, Universität Wien
Member of Cardinal Bessarion’s household based mostly in Rome
The foremost European astronomer of the time
Credit, Wikipedia. Available online http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiomontanus
The Mathematics Genealogy Project.
Available online http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=126109
The MacTutor History of Mathematics.
Available online http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Regiomontanus.html