Otte Brahe Otte Brahe Otte Brahe (; 2 October 1518 – 9 May 1571) was a Danish (Scanian) nobleman and statesman, who served on the privy council (Rigsraad, "Council of the Realm"). He was married to Beate Clausdatter Bille and was the father of astronomer Tycho Brahe. Brahe was born in Tosterup to Tyge Brahe and Sophie Rud. He was nephew of Anne Rud and Henrich Krummedige. Brahe married Beate Clausdatter Bille in 1544. Both the Brahes and the Billes were among the most powerful noble families in Denmark during their lives. Both families owned farms, forests, and land as well as
Gellio Sasceride erat splendidum" ("[my] debut was excellent"). In 1590, Sasceride had sent to Galileo the only copy of a book until then found in Italy detailing the heliocentric system. The crater Sasserides on the Moon is named after him. It lies near Tycho, named after Tycho Brahe. Gellio Sasceride Gellio Sasceride (Sasserides) (1562–1612) was a Danish astronomer and medical doctor. Sasceride was born in Copenhagen. He worked as an assistant to Tycho Brahe after studying under him. It is believed that the following words were written by Sasceride to Brahe: "Quia adhuc aliquid superest spatii, quae sequuntur paucula, sic expetente typographo,