15955 Johannesgmunden
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From the JPL Small-Body DataBase:

Johannes von Gmunden (1380/1384-1442), a priest, humanist, mathematician and astronomer at the University of Vienna, brought the mathematical and astronomical knowledge of Arabia to Europe. Known for his precise ephemerides, he also published the first printed calendar in German.

The symbol of this minor planet is a monogram of the letters "vG" over an astronomer's star-in-circle.

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