Andreas Perlach, also known as Andreas Perlacher and Andreas Perlachius ex Wittschein Stiriensis, (1490–1551) was born in

Svečina Svečina (, german: Witschein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 7.) is a settlement in the western Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice ...

, in the

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(now in

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).http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/ishm/vesalius/VESx1997x03x02x075x084.pdf Brief History of Medicine in Slovenia Perlach was the court astrologer to Archduke Ferdinand, later

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, in addition to being a practicing

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and a lecturer of

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and

astrology Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of Celestial o ...

at the

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. He received his doctorate of medicine from the University of Vienna in 1530. Perlach is notable for his support of the use of almanacs, having lectured on their importance and usage. His lectures were printed in outline form in 1519 and in full commentary in 1551. He also composed annual astrological almanacs for most of his career.http://www.pachs.net/blogs/comments/medicines_for_the_faithful/ Medicines for the Faithful Perlach lectured on mathematics from 1515 to 1549 as well as astrology and its application in medicine. He became dean of the Faculty of Arts, was appointed four times as dean of the Medical Faculty in Vienna, and as

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of the University of Vienna in 1549. His tombstone is built into the wall of the St. Stephen's Cathedral in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perlach, Andreas 16th-century astrologers 1490 births 1551 deaths University of Vienna alumni