Apian
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- 19139 Apian19139 Apian19139 Apian is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 6, 1989 by F. Borngen at the astronomical observatory of the Thuringian State Observatory Tautenburg, Germany....
, asteroid named after Peter Apian - Apianus (crater)Apianus (crater)Apianus is a lunar impact crater that is located on the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It is located to the northeast of the crater Aliacensis, and to the northwest of Poisson...
, (26° 9' S and 7° 9' E) on the Moon named after Peter Apian
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- Apian or AphianAphianSaint Aphian is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius, on April 2, ca...
, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint - Peter Apian or Petrus ApianusPetrus ApianusPetrus Apianus , also known as Peter Apian, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography.The lunar crater Apianus and minor planet 19139 Apian are named in his honour....
, as well as Peter Bienewitz or Bennewitz, (1495-1552), German humanist - Georg Apian or Georg Apianus as well as Georg Bienewitz or Bennewitz, German 16th century printer and publisher (brother of Peter Apian)
- Philipp ApianPhilipp ApianPhilipp Apian was a German mathematician and medic. The son of Petrus Apianus is also known as the cartographer of Bavaria.- Life :He was born in Ingolstadt as Philipp Bienewitz...
, also Philipp Apianus, (1531-1589), German mathematician, physician and cartographer (son of Peter, brother of Timotheus Apian) - Timotheus Apian, (?-1562), German land surveyor (son of Peter, brother of Philipp Apian)
- Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz, (1847-1892), organist and teacher, founder of the Museum of Musical Instruments in MarkneukirchenMarkneukirchenMarkneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge in the Elstergebirge, southeast of Plauen, and northeast of Asch ....
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- Apian-Gymnasium IngolstadtApian-Gymnasium IngolstadtThe Apian-Gymnasium Ingolstadt is a Gymnasium in Ingolstadt, Bavaria established in 1971. It was named after Peter Apian and his son Philipp Apian. Peter Apian was a mathematician at the University of Ingolstadt, Bavaria's oldest university...
, secondary school in Ingolstadt, Germany, named after Peter and Philipp Apian - Peter-Apian-Mittelschule Leisnig, middle school in LeisnigLeisnigLeisnig is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, federal Free State of Saxony in Germany.-History:A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Castle which is over 1000 years old. The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the family...
, Germany, named after Peter Apian - Apian-Bennewitz-Straße, street in MarkneukirchenMarkneukirchenMarkneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge in the Elstergebirge, southeast of Plauen, and northeast of Asch ....
, Germany, named after Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz - Peter-Apian-Platz, town square in LeisnigLeisnigLeisnig is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, federal Free State of Saxony in Germany.-History:A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Castle which is over 1000 years old. The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the family...
, Germany, named after Peter Apian - Apianborn, spring in LeisnigLeisnigLeisnig is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, federal Free State of Saxony in Germany.-History:A settlement in this location was first mentioned in 1046. The town features Mildenstein Castle which is over 1000 years old. The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the family...
, Germany, named after Peter Apian - Apianstraße, streets in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, in UnterföhringUnterföhringUnterföhring is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district Munich.-History:Before the establishment of Munich around 1158, an important crossing existed over the River Isar, the Föhringer Bridge. Unterföhring was mentioned in documents for the first time in 1180 as an independent place...
, in RosenheimRosenheimRosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...
, in IngolstadtIngolstadtIngolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...
, in LandshutLandshutLandshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the...
and in Ittelhofen, Germany