Jan Śniadecki

Summary

Jan Śniadecki is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Żnin^[2]. He was born on August 29, 1756^[3]. He died in Jašiūnai^[4]. He died on November 9, 1830^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], physicist^[8], philosopher^[9], and geographer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Żnin^[2], Jan Śniadecki…
• Jan Śniadecki died in Jašiūnai^[4].
• Jan Śniadecki was born on August 29, 1756^[3].
• Jan Śniadecki died on November 9, 1830^[5].
• Jan Śniadecki died on November 21, 1830^[12].
• Burial took place at Jašiūnai^[13].
• Jan Śniadecki held citizenship in Russian Empire^[14].
• Jan Śniadecki held citizenship in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth^[15].
• Polish was Jan Śniadecki's native language^[16].
• Jan Śniadecki worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Jan Śniadecki's professions included astronomer^[7].
• Jan Śniadecki worked as a physicist^[8].
• Jan Śniadecki's professions included philosopher^[9].
• Jan Śniadecki worked as a geographer^[10].
• Jan Śniadecki worked as a university teacher^[17].
• Jan Śniadecki's field of work was astronomy^[18].
• Jan Śniadecki's field of work was pedagogy^[19].
• Jan Śniadecki's field of work was linguistics^[20].
• Jan Śniadecki's field of work was philosophy^[21].
• Jan Śniadecki's field of work was mathematics^[22].
• Jan Śniadecki's field of work was geography^[23].
• Jan Śniadecki held the position of Lithuanian Provisional Governing Commission^[24].
• Jan Śniadecki was employed by Jagiellonian University^[25].
• Jan Śniadecki was educated at Jagiellonian University^[26].
• Jan Śniadecki was educated at University of Göttingen^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Żnin^[2], Jan Śniadecki… he was born on August 29, 1756^[3]. Polish was his native language^[16].

Education

Educated at Jagiellonian University^[26], a public university^[28], in Poland^[29], founded in 1364^[30], headquartered in Kraków^[31]; University of Göttingen^[27], a campus university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1734^[34], headquartered in Göttingen^[35]; Leiden University^[36], a university^[37], in Netherlands^[38], founded in 1575^[39], headquartered in Leiden^[40]; Utrecht University^[41], a public research university^[42], in Netherlands^[43], founded in 1636^[44], headquartered in Utrecht^[45]; Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School^[46], a secondary school^[47], in Poland^[48], founded in 1586^[49]; and Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Michała Kosmowskiego w Trzemesznie^[50], a general education liceum^[51], in Poland^[52].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], physicist^[8], philosopher^[9], geographer^[10], and university teacher^[17]. Fields of work include astronomy^[18], a branch of science^[53]; pedagogy^[19], a branch of science^[54]; linguistics^[20], an academic discipline^[55]; philosophy^[21], an academic discipline^[56]; mathematics^[22], an academic discipline^[57]; and geography^[23], an academic discipline^[58]. Jan Śniadecki was employed by Jagiellonian University^[25]. He held the position of Lithuanian Provisional Governing Commission^[24]. He supervised Piotr Sławiński as a doctoral student^[59].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 9, 1830^[5] and November 21, 1830^[12]. Jan Śniadecki died in Jašiūnai^[4]. Burial took place at Jašiūnai^[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Śniadecki include 1262 Sniadeckia^[60], an asteroid^[61] and Sniadecki^[62], a lunar crater^[63].

Why It Matters

Jan Śniadecki ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for him include 1262 Sniadeckia^[60], an asteroid^[61] and Sniadecki^[62], a lunar crater^[63].

His notable doctoral advisees include Piotr Sławiński^[66], an astronomer^[67], 1795–1881^[68], of Russian Empire^[69], specialised in astronomy^[70].

FAQs

Where was Jan Śniadecki born?

Born in Żnin^[2], Jan Śniadecki…

Where did Jan Śniadecki die?

Jan Śniadecki died in Jašiūnai^[4].

What did Jan Śniadecki do for work?

Jan Śniadecki worked as mathematician^[6], astronomer^[7], physicist^[8], philosopher^[9], and geographer^[10].

Where did Jan Śniadecki go to school?

Jan Śniadecki was educated at Jagiellonian University^[26], University of Göttingen^[27], Leiden University^[36], and Utrecht University^[41].