Jurij Vega

Jurij Vega
Vega in an 1802 illustration
Born
Jurij Bartolomej Vega

(1754-03-23)March 23, 1754
Zagorica pri Dolskem, Habsburg monarchy, Holy Roman Empire (now Slovenia)
DiedSeptember 26, 1802(1802-09-26) (aged 48)
Nußdorf near Vienna, Archduchy of Austria
EducationJesuit College of Ljubljana
(Jezuitski kolegij v Ljubljani)
(1767–1773)
Alma materLjubljana Lyceum
(Licej v Ljubljani)
(1773–1775; diploma, 1775)
Scientific career
InstitutionsAcademy of Practical Sciences in Mainz
Academic advisorsGabriel Gruber
Joseph Giuseppe Jakob von Maffei
Notable studentsIgnaz Lindner

Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also spelled Veha; Latin: Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; German: Georg Freiherr von Vega; born Vehovec, March 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist, and artillery commissioned officer.

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