Tadeáš Hájek
Tadeáš Hájek z Hájku | |
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An 18th-century engraving of Tadeáš Hájek | |
| Born | 1 December 1525 |
| Died | 1 September 1600 (aged 74) |
Tadeáš Hájek of Hájek (Czech: Tadeáš Hájek z Hájku, Czech pronunciation: [ˈtadeaːʃ ˈɦaːjɛk ˈzɦaːjku]; 1 December 1525 – 1 September 1600), also known by Latinized names Thaddaeus Hagecius ab Hayek and Thaddeus Nemicus, was a naturalist and astronomer from Bohemia. He was a personal physician of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and an astronomer in the Kingdom of Bohemia.