Zacharias Janssen
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | The Hague |
| Netherlands | |
| Died | Amsterdam |
| Netherlands | |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | possible inventor of the Microscope and the Telescope (posthumous claim) |
| Spouse | Anna Couget |
| Catharina de Haene | |
| Job | Scientist |
| Optician | |
| Musical Instrument Maker | |
| Children | Johannes Sachariassen |
| Johannes Zachariassen Janssen | |
| Parents | Hans Janssen |
| Maeyken Meertens | |
| Siblings | Sara Janssen |
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| ID | 439951 |
Zacharias Janssen Life story
Zacharias Janssen; also Zacharias Jansen or Sacharias Jansen; 1585 – pre-1632 was a Dutch spectacle-maker who lived most of his life in Middelburg. He is associated with the invention of the first optical telescope and/or the first truly compound microscope, but these claims may be fabrications put forward by his son.
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