Apian or Apianus may refer to:

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Aphian Aphian (Apphian, Apian, Appian, Amphianus, Amphian; ''Amfiano'' in Spanish and Italian) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius ...

, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint *Peter Apian or

Petrus Apianus Petrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552), also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. His work on " cosmography", the field that ...

, as well as Peter Bienewitz or Bennewitz, (1495-1552), German humanist *

Philipp Apian Philipp Apian (14 September 1531 – 14 November 1589) was a German mathematician and medic. The son of Petrus Apianus (1495–1552), he is also known as the cartographer of Bavaria. Life He was born in Ingolstadt as Philipp Bienewitz (or Benn ...

, also Philipp Apianus, (1531-1589), German mathematician, physician and cartographer (son of Peter, brother of Timotheus Apian) * Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz, (1847-1892), organist and teacher, founder of the Museum of Musical Instruments in

Markneukirchen Markneukirchen () is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in Saxony, Germany, close to the Czech border. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge in the Elstergebirge, southeast of Plauen, and northeast of Aš (Czech Republi ...

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Apian-Gymnasium Ingolstadt The Apian-Gymnasium Ingolstadt is a '' Gymnasium'' (high school or grammar school) in Ingolstadt, Bavaria established in 1971. It was named after Peter Apian (1495–1552) and his son Philipp Apian. Peter Apian was a mathematician at the Universi ...

, secondary school in Ingolstadt, Germany, named after Peter and Philipp Apian *

19139 Apian 19139 Apian, provisional designation ', is a bright background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 April 1989, by German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Sch ...

, asteroid named after Peter Apian *

Apianus (crater) Apianus is a lunar impact crater that is located on the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. It is named after 16th century German mathematician and astronomer Petrus Apianus. It is located to the northeast of the crater Aliacensis, and t ...

, (26° 9' S and 7° 9' E) on the Moon named after Peter Apian

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