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Johann (John) Georg Hagen (March 6, 1847 – September 6, 1930) was an Austrian Jesuit priest and astronomer. After serving as Director of the Georgetown University Observatory he was called to Rome by Pope Pius X in 1906 to be the first Jesuit director of the new Vatican Observatory. Father Hagen was also the spiritual director of Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870-1957), who was baptized by him on August 15, 1902 and eventually was canonized on June 5, 2016 by Pope Francis.[1]

Johann Georg Hagen
Born	(1847-03-06)March 6, 1847 Bregenz, Austria
Died	September 6, 1930(1930-09-06) (aged 83) Rome, Italy
Education	Stella Matutina University of Bonn University of Münster
Occupation	Clergyman, astronomer

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Early life

Johann Georg Hagen was born in Bregenz, Austria on 6 March 1847, the son of a school teacher.[2]

Entering the Jesuit Order

Johann entered the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, in Gorheim, Germany in 1863. He attended the Jesuit College Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria and also studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Bonn and the University of Münster. He volunteered for the ambulance service in the Franco-Prussian War, but was struck with typhoid fever.

Expulsion

On July 4, 1872, Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of Germany, expelled the Jesuits from the German Empire. Johann left for England where he was eventually ordained into the priesthood.

Emigration to US

In June 1880, he left England for the United States. There he began teaching at Sacred Heart College in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. There he cultivated his interest in astronomy and built a small observatory for making astronomical observations. In Wisconsin, he became a naturalized citizen.

He was called to serve as the Director of the Georgetown University Observatory in 1888. There he continued his research and published numerous articles and texts. In mathematics, the Rothe–Hagen identity is named after him; it appears in his three-volume 1891 publication, Synopsis of Higher Mathematics.

He contributed several articles on astronomical topics to the Catholic Encyclopedia.[2]

Vatican Observatory

In 1906, John was called by Pope Pius X to take charge of the Vatican Observatory in Rome. He died in Rome on September 6, 1930.[3]

The crater Hagen, 55 km in diameter, on the far side of the Moon is named after him.

Publications

• Atlas Stellarum Variabilium (Atlas of variable stars) (in Latin). Berlin: Felix L. Dames. 1890–1908.[4]
• with G. A. Fargis: The photochronograph, and its applications to star transits. Georgetown, D. C.: Georgetown College Observatory. 1891.[5]
• Synopsis der höheren Mathematik. Vol. 4 vols. Berlin: F. L. Dames.Vol. 1: Arithmetische und algebraische Analyse. 1891.Vol. 2: Geometrie der algebraischen Gebilde. 1894.Vol. 3: Differential- und Integralrechnung. 1905.Vol. 4: Differentialgeometrie der Ebene und des Raumes. 1930.
• Index operum Leonardi Euleri. Berlin: F. L. Dames. 1896.[6]
• Hagen, J. G. (1900). "On the history of the extensions of the calculus". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 6 (9): 381–390. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1900-00733-6. MR 1557730.
• La rotation de la terre, ses preuves mécaniques anciennes et nouvelles. Rome: Tipografia Vaticana. 1911.

See also

• List of craters on the Moon, G-K
• List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics

References

• Wisconsin Journal of History, December 1941, page 180.
• Stein, J. (1931), "Johann Georg Hagen, S. J.", Popular Astronomy, 39: 8, Bibcode:1931PA.....39....8S

На других языках

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[de] Johann Georg Hagen

Johann Georg Hagen, SJ (* 6. März 1847 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg; † 5. September 1930 in Rom) war ein österreichischer Jesuit und Astronom.

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- [en] Johann Georg Hagen

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[es] Johann Georg Hagen

Johann (John) Georg Hagen (Bregenz, Austria, 6 de marzo de 1847 - Roma, Italia, 5 de septiembre de 1930) fue un sacerdote jesuita y astrónomo austriaco. Naturalizado ciudadano estadounidense, fue llamado a Roma por el Papa Pío X en 1906 para ser el primer director del nuevo Observatorio Vaticano.

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[ru] Хаген, Иоганн Георг

Иоганн Георг Хаген (нем. Johann Georg Hagen; 6 марта 1847 — 5 сентября 1930) — австрийский астроном и католический священник.

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