Jan Brożek
1585
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1652
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
languages spoken, written or signed: Polish
educated at: Jagiellonian University, University of Padua
occupation: mathematician, astronomer, university teacher, cleric, poet, physician
Jan Brożek or Johannes Broscius (November 1585 – 21 November 1652) was the most prominent Polish mathematician of his era and an early biographer of Copernicus. He held numerous ecclesiastical offices in the Catholic Church and was associated with the Kraków Academy for his entire career. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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