Famous People with Name Marius

Simon Marius            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Simon Marius: was a German astronomer. He was born in Gunzenhausen near Nuremberg, but most of his lifetime he spent in the city of Ansbach.In 1614 Marius published his work Mundus lovialis describing the planet Jupiter and its moons. Here he claimed to have discovered the planet's four major moons some days before Galileo. This led to a dispute with Galileo, who showed that Marius provided only one observation as early as Galileo's, and it matched Galileo's diagram for the same date, as published in 1610. It is considered possible that Marius discovered the moons independently, but at least some days later than Galileo.

Clinton Marius            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Clinton Marius: is a South African writer and performer. He made his first professional appearance singing the lead role in Menotti’s opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors at age twelve. His poetry has been published internationally, while he is also known for penning several plays and collections of short stories, as well as the fictional biography of a guru, Sunshine - The Booklet of the Biography.