Tilemann Stella

[1] Stella became a close student of Philipp Melanchthon, who entrusted him with creating cartographic representations for biblical studies.

[1] He documented his travels with Duke Johann Albrecht and created further maps in Mecklenburg, including planning and supervising the construction of a canal between Dömitz and Wismar.

[1] Following Duke Johann Albrecht's death in 1576, Stella's connection with Mecklenburg weakened, and he worked for the courts of Saxony and Brandenburg-Ansbach.

[1] Around 1582, he entered the service of Duke John I of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, becoming the head of the court library and planning a canal between the Rhine and Saar.

Stella died in 1589, and his estate was eventually sold to the "Bibliotheca Bipontina.