Cornelius van Haecht

Cornelius Johannes van Haecht (February 7, 1691 - August 28, 1755) was a renowned Brunanter astronomer and philosopher. He wrote works on astronomy, mathematics, philosophy and biology; thus he is considered Brunant's most important and influential polymath.

Even though some of van Haecht's works were lost during the Franco-Brunanter War, his most important treatises are now in the libraries of Grijzestad University, where he taught for many years. He was the uncle of Adrian van Haecht, who was killed during the Battle of Niesburg.