Cardanus

Cardanus was an ancient Human space explorer. He charted a large hyperlane running from Corellia to Commenor. The exact period in which he lived is unknown, but it is known from ancient records that he lived between 15000 and 10000 BBY, and likely died in a collision or a hyperspace accident.

The Cardan-class space station series, used by the Galactic Empire for both research and military purposes, was named after him. The Cardanian family of Corellia and the Cardanys family of Commenor, both having risen to noble status on their respective worlds over the millennia, claimed to trace their ancestry back to Cardanus.