Hans Lipperhey

Hans Lipperhey
Bornc. 1570
DiedSeptember 1619 (aged 48–49)
NationalityGerman, Dutch
Occupationspectacle-maker
Known forEarliest known patent application for a telescope

Hans Lipperhey (c. 1570 – buried 29 September 1619), also known as Johann Lippershey or 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.[1] It is, however, unclear if he was the first one to build a telescope.

  1. ^ Henry C. King (January 2003). The History of the Telescope. Courier Corporation. p. 30. ISBN 9780486432656.

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