David Fabricius (
March 9, 1564,
Esens -
May 7,
1617,
Osteel) was a
German theologian who made two major discoveries in the early days of telescopic
astronomy.David Fabricius (Latinization of his proper name David Faber or David Goldschmidt) served as pastor for small towns near his birthplace in Esens,
Frisia (now northwest
Germany and northeast
Netherlands), at Resterhafe near
Dornum in 1584 and at Osteel in
1603. As was common for churchmen of the day, he dabbled in science: his particular interest was astronomy.
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