Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology
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The Kraków School of Mathematics and Astrology was an influential mid-to-late-15th-century group of mathematicians and astrologers at the University of Kraków
(later Jagiellonian University).
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
(later Jagiellonian University).
Notable members
- Jan of Głogów (1445–1507), author of widely-recognized mathematical and astrological tracts
- Marcin Biem (1470–1540), contributor to the Gregorian calendarGregorian calendarThe Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
- Marcin Bylica of OlkuszOlkuszOlkusz is a town in south Poland with 37,696 inhabitants . Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship , it is the capital of Olkusz County...
(1433–93), later court astrologer to King Matthias Corvinus of HungaryMatthias Corvinus of HungaryMatthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death... - Albert BrudzewskiAlbert BrudzewskiAlbert Brudzewski, also Albert Blar , Albert of Brudzewo or Wojciech Brudzewski Albert Brudzewski, also Albert Blar (of Brudzewo), Albert of Brudzewo or Wojciech Brudzewski Albert Brudzewski, also Albert Blar (of Brudzewo), Albert of Brudzewo or Wojciech Brudzewski (in Latin, Albertus de Brudzewo;...
(1446–1495), teacher to notable scholars active at European universities - Marcin Król of ŻurawicaZurawicaŻurawica is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Żurawica. It lies approximately north-east of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.In 2006 the village had a population of 4,702.-References:...
(1422–1460) - Nicolaus CopernicusNicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....
(1473–1543), student at Kraków in 1491–95