Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler
Portrait of Kepler, 1620
Born	December 27, 1571 Free Imperial City of Weil der Stadt, Holy Roman Empire
Died	November 15, 1630(1630-11-15) (aged 58) Free Imperial City of Regensburg, Holy Roman Empire
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Tübinger Stift, University of Tübingen
Known for	Kepler's laws of planetary motion Kepler conjecture Rudolphine Tables
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy, astrology, mathematics and natural philosophy
Doctoral advisor	Michael Maestlin
Influences	Nicolaus Copernicus Tycho Brahe
Influenced	Sir Isaac Newton
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Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German mathematics teacher, astronomer, optician, natural philosopher, astrologer and Lutheran theologian.

He was Tycho Brahe's apprentice. Tycho Brahe looked at the way the planets moved in the sky. Johannes Kepler found a simple way to say how the planets move. Kepler also studied other things like Kepler's supernova.