List of Famous people with last name Lippershay

Hans Lippershay

First Name Hans

Last Name Lippershay

Born on November 30, 1571

Died on January 1, 1619 (aged 47)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

Hans Lipperhey, also known as Johann Lippershey or Lippershey, was a German-Dutch spectacle-maker. He is commonly associated with the invention of the telescope, because he was the first one who tried to obtain a patent for it. It is, however, unclear if he was the first one to build a telescope.

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