Hans Lippershay

Hans Lipperhey, also known as Johann Lippershey or simply Lippershey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. He is commonly associated with the invention of the telescope, because he was the first one who tried to obtain a patent for it. It is, however, unclear if he was the first one to build a telescope.

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Who was born first?

• Hans Lippershay was born 1 year before Johannes Kepler
• Hans Lippershay was born 2 years before Cornelis Drebbel
• Hans Lippershay was born 4 years before William Oughtred
• Hans Lippershay was born 6 years after Galileo Galilei
• Hans Lippershay was born 9 years after Mir Damad

Timeline

1. Mir Damad1561–1631
2. Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642
3. Hans Lippershay (this page)circa 1570 – September 1619
4. Johannes KeplerDecember 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630
5. Cornelis Drebbel1572 – October 1633
6. William OughtredMarch 5, 1574 – June 13, 1660

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