Famous People with Name Faust

Faust Vrancic            Origin/Culture/Country: Island

Faust Vrancic: was a Croatian humanist, philosopher, historian, diplomat, linguist, lexicographer, and inventor.As a youth, Vrancic was interested in science. He attended schools in Padua (Padova) and Venice, where he focused on physics, engineering and mechanics. At the court of King Rudolf the II in Hradcany in Prague Vrancic was Chancellor for Hungary and Transylvania often in contact with Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe. In 1598 he got the title of bishop of Csanad.After his wife's[citation needed] death, Vrancic left for Hungary and later for Venice to join the brotherhood of Saint Paul (barnabites) in 1609, where he committed himself to the study of science. He died in 1617 in Venice, he was buried on Prvic island by his own request.

Sam Faust            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sam Faust: is an Australian professional rugby league player who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition. He has recently diagnosed with leukaemia. All donations go to the Sam Faust Appeal.