Bernhard Walther

Bernhard Walther (1430June 19, 1504) was a German merchant, humanist and astronomer based in Nuremberg, Germany.

Walther was born in Memmingen, and was a man of large means, which he devoted to scientific pursuits. When Regiomontanus settled in Nuremberg in 1471, they worked in collaboration to build an observatory and a printing press. After the death of Regiomontanus in 1476 at Rome, Walther bought his instruments, after Hans von Dorn, commissioned by the Hungarian king, had failed to come to an agreement with the council of Nuremberg. Walther continued to observe the planets until his death in Nuremberg. His house, purchased in 1509 by Albrecht Dürer, is today a museum. Provided by Wikipedia