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Hans Lippershey

Hans Lippershey

German-dutch spectacle-maker

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Birthdate
1570
Birthplace
Wesel
Wesel
Date of Death
September 1, 1620
Place of Death
Middelburg
Middelburg
Occupation
Physicist
Physicist
Engineer
Engineer
Scientist
Scientist
Astronomer
Astronomer
Optician
Optician

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Dutch Republic
Dutch Republic
Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Wikidata ID
Q76468

Johann Lippershey was a German-born Dutch inventor, optician and spectacle maker, most likely the inventor of the telescope. Almost nothing is known about the first half of Lippershey's life. In 1594 he was already living in Middelburg, where he married

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