SCHULTZ, Daniel II
(b. ca. 1615, Danzig, d. ca. 1683)

Johannes Hevelius, Astronomer

before 1683
Oil on canvas
Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Johannes Hevelius was a Protestant councilor and mayor in Danzig. As an astronomer he gained the reputation of "the founder of lunar topography" and invented ten new constellations, seven of which are still recognized by astronomers.