Ulrich Rülein Von Calw
Ulrich Rülein von Calw (1465–1523) was a physician, doctor, mathematician and well-known mining engineer. He was also active as a surveying, surveyor, Urban planner, town planner and astrologer and was the mayor () of the mining town of Freiberg, Saxony, Freiberg for five years. Life Rülein von Calw was born in 1465 in Calw. From 1485 he studied at the University of Leipzig. In 1490 he became a Bachelor of Arts, bachelor (''baccalaureus'') and Master of Arts (''magister artium'') and then went on to study medicine and mathematics. He was tasked by the Saxon prince-elector, George the Bearded, George to build a "New Town on the Schreckenberg" (''Neustadt am Schreckenberg''), the present-day town of Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg. In 1497 Rülein von Calw was appointed by the town of Freiberg, Saxony, Freiberg as City physician, town physician (). Here he acted as a survey and construction engineer, mining expert and astrologer. In 1505 his book ''Eyn wohlgeordnet und nützlich bà ...
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