List of astronomical instrument makers
The following is a list of astronomical instrument makers, along with lifespan and country of work, if available.
A
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Abiyun al-Bitriq | fl. 630
|
|
| Jabir ibn Aflah (Geber) | c. 1100–1150 | Islamic Spain |
| Bhāskara II | c. 1114-1185 | India |
B
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| James Gilbert Baker | 1914–2005 | US |
| George Bass | early 18th century | England |
| John Bird | 18th century | England |
Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī
|
973–1048 | Persia
|
| Tycho Brahe | 1546–1601 | Denmark |
| John Brashear | 1840–1920 | US |
C
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Giuseppe Campani | 1635–1715 | Italy |
| Matteo Campani-Alimenis | 17th century | Italy |
| Robert-Aglaé Cauchoix | 1776–1845 | France |
| Henri Chrétien | 1879–1956 | France |
| Alvan Clark | 1804–1887 | US |
| Alvan Graham Clark | 1832–1897 | US |
| George Bassett Clark | 1827–1891 | US |
Thomas Cooke
|
1807–1868 | England |
| Robert E. Cox | 1917–1989 | US |
D
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| John Henry Dallmeyer | 1830–1883 | England / Germany |
John Dobson
|
1915–2014 | US |
| John Dollond | 1706–1761 | England |
| Henry Draper | 1837–1882 | US |
E
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
F
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Henry Fitz | 1808–1863 | US |
| Joseph von Fraunhofer | 1787–1826 | Germany |
G
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
Vilem Gajdusek
|
1895–1977 | Czech Republic |
| Galileo Galilei | 1564–1642 | Italy |
James Gregory
|
1638–1675 | Scotland |
| Howard Grubb | 1844–1931 | Ireland |
H
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| George Ellery Hale | 1868–1938 | US |
| Frederick James Hargreaves | 1891–1970 | England |
| Caroline Herschel | 1750–1848 | England |
| William Herschel | 1738–1822 | England |
| Henry Hindley | 1701–1771 | England |
| Robert Hooke | 1635–1703 | England |
| Christiaan Huygens | 1629–1695 | Netherlands |
I
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Albert Graham Ingalls | 1888–1958 | US |
Zenbei Iwahashi
|
1756–1811 | Japan |
J
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Zacharias Janssen | c.1580–c.1638 | Netherlands |
Al-Jazari[dubious ]
|
1136–1206 | Iraq / Syria |
K
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
|
c. 1380–1429 | Persia
|
| Al-Khazini | fl. 1115–1130
|
Persia
|
Abu-Mahmud al-Khujandi
|
c. 940–1000 | Persia
|
Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (Algoritmi)
|
780–850 | Iraq |
| Gottfried Kirch | 1639–1710 | Germany |
L
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
Lala Balhumal Lahori
|
c. 1842 | India |
Hans Lippershey
|
1570–1619 | Netherlands |
Ali Kashmiri ibn Luqman
|
fl. 1589–1590
|
Mughal India
|
M
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
Dmitri Maksutov
|
1896–1964 | Russia / Soviet Union |
| Jacob Metius | c.1575–1628 | Netherlands |
N
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Isaac Newton | 1643–1727 | UK |
O
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
P
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse | 1800–1867 | Ireland |
| Francis G. Pease | 1881–1938 | US |
| Richard Scott Perkin | 1906–1969 | US |
| John M. Pierce | 1886–1958 | US |
| Russell W. Porter | 1871–1949 | US |
Q
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
R
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Regiomontanus | 1436–1476 | Germany / Italy / Hungary |
| Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach | 1772–1826 | Germany |
| George Willis Ritchey | 1864–1945 | US |
S
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| George N. Saegmuller | 1847–1934 | US |
| Bernhard Schmidt | 1879–1935 | Germany |
| Ibn al-Shatir | 1304–1375 | Syria |
| James Short | 1710–1768 | England |
| James Simms | 1828–1915 | England |
| William Simms | 1793–1860 | England |
| Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Azophi)[dubious ] | 903–986 | Persia
|
Sawai Jai Singh II [dubious ]
|
1688-1743 | India |
T
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Muhammad Saleh Thattvi | fl. 1659–1660
|
Mughal India
|
Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
|
1526–1585 | Syria / Egypt / Turkey |
| Edward Troughton | 1753–1835 | England |
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Tūsī
|
1135–1213 | Iraq |
U
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
V
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Cornelius Varley | 1781–1873 | England |
| Yrjö Väisälä | 1891–1971 | Finland |
W
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| James Watt | 1736–1819 | Scotland |
X
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
Y
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Ibn Yunus | c. 950–1009 | Egypt |
Z
| Name | Lifespan | Country of work |
| Abraham Zacuto | c. 1450–1510 | Spain and Portugal |
Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Arzachel)
|
1028–1087 | Islamic Spain |
See also
- History of the telescope
- List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
- List of largest optical refracting telescopes
- List of observatory codes
- List of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists
- List of telescope types
- Space telescope
- Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology