Johannes Kepler
BornDecember 27, 1571
Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt, Holy Roman Empire
DiedNovember 15, 1630(1630-11-15) (aged 58)
Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
ResidenceWürttemberg; Styria; Bohemia; Upper Austria
NationalityGerman
Alma materTübinger Stift, University of Tübingen
Known forKepler's laws of planetary motion
Kepler conjecture
Rudolphine Tables
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, astrology, mathematics and natural philosophy
Doctoral advisorMichael Maestlin
InfluencesNicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
InfluencedSir Isaac Newton