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Katharina Kepler (née: Guldenmann; 1546 – 13 April 1622) was a woman from Stuttgart, Württemberg, who was the mother of the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler. She was accused of witchcraft in 1615, but was defended by her son and released.
Oct 21, 2015 · A woman in her late 70s, Katharina Kepler withstood a trial and final imprisonment, during which she was chained to the floor for more than a year. Kepler’s defence was a rhetorical masterpiece.
Oct 21, 2015 · Caught up in the witch hunt which swept Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries – around 50,000 people are estimated to have been executed as witches between 1500 and 1700 – the widowed Katharina...
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Dec 26, 2019 · An uncanny symmetry haunts Kepler’s predicament — it was Katharina Kepler who had first enchanted her son with astronomy when she took him to the top of a nearby hill and let the six-year-old boy gape in wonderment as the Great Comet of 1577 blazed across the sky.
Dec 28, 2015 · In 1615, 24 witnesses accused Katharina Kepler, the astronomer’s mother, of being a witch. The evidence: She magically appeared through closed doors; paralyzed the schoolmaster with a drink of...
Oct 22, 2015 · Research. The astronomer and the witch – how Kepler saved his mother from the stake. Ulinka Rublack, Professor of Early Modern European History, discusses the reputation of astronomer Johannes Kepler and his mother Katharina, and the criminal trial for witchcraft that lasted six years.
Oct 29, 2021 · In 17th century Germany, the mother of famed astronomer Johannes Kepler, Katharina Kepler, was accused of being a witch. Neighbors and people in her town said Katharina, an herbalist, was practicing dark magic, putting spells on people and animals and even poisoning someone.
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