Hans lippershey biography summary template

Hans Lipperhey (circa – buried 29 September ), also known as Johann Lippershey or Lippershey, was a German-Dutchspectacle-maker.

Hans lippershey biography summary template

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.

Biography

Lipperhey was born in Wesel, now in western Germany, around He settled in Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland, now in the Netherlands, in , married the same year and became a citizen of Zeeland in During that time he became a master lens grinder and spectacle maker and established a shop.

He remained in Middelburg until his death, in September

Invention of the telescope

See also: History of the telescope

Hans Lipperhey is known for the earliest written record of a refracting telescope, a patent he filed in His work with optical devices grew out of his work as a spectacle maker, an industry that