page_title: Godefroy Wendelin
hierarchical_section_title: Godefroy Wendelin
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Godefridus Wendelinus at the age of 68 by Philip Fruytiers (1648)
context_page_description: Govaert Wendelen, Latinized Godefridus Wendelinus, or sometimes Vendelinus was an astronomer from the County of Loon. His first name is variously given as Godefroy, Godefroid or Gottfried, his surname as Wendelin. The crater Vendelinus on the Moon is named after him.
context_section_description: Govaert Wendelen, Latinized Godefridus Wendelinus, or sometimes Vendelinus (6 June 1580 – 24 October 1667) was an astronomer from the County of Loon (present-day Belgium). His first name is variously given as Godefroy, Godefroid or Gottfried, his surname as Wendelin. The crater Vendelinus on the Moon is named after him.
caption: Portrait of Godefridus Wendelinus at the age of 68 by Philip Fruytiers (1648)
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