Famous People with Name Germanus

Donnus Nicolaus Germanus            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Donnus Nicolaus Germanus: was a German cartographer who wrote a pioneering Cosmographia and created two globes depicting earth and sky in 1477, thus predating the Erdapfel of Martin Behaim.The places and dates of his birth and death as well as his exact name are unknown. He is also called "Donis", "Donnus", "Donmus" or "Donus", abbreviated forms of "Dominus".[1] and is sometimes referred to as a monk of the Benedictine order[2] possibly from Reichenbach Priory (Baden-Württemberg).[3]In 1477, two years after the opening of the Vatican library, Germanus created a globe each for earth and sky, for which he was paid 200 Dukaten on 11 December 1477 according to a receipt[4]. Additional 3 were paid the next day for the adding of the papal coat of arms., and 4 more on 20 December for two covers.

Gyula Germanus            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Gyula Germanus: was a professor of oriental studies, a Hungarian writer and islamologist of Jewish origin, member of the Hungarian Parliament and member of multiple Arabic academics of sciences, who made significant contributions to the Arabic language science, language history and culture history. He was a follower of the famous orientalist, Sir Ármin Vámbéry and became a scholar of world repute.