Jan Śniadecki
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Summary
Jan Śniadecki was born on August 29, 1756[1], in Żnin[2]. He died on November 9, 1830[3], in Jašiūnai[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], physicist[7], philosopher[8], and geographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of death: November 21, 1830[11]
- Place of burial: Jašiūnai[12]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[13], Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[14]
- Native language: Polish[15]
- Occupation: university teacher[16]
- Field of work: astronomy[17], pedagogy[18], linguistics[19], philosophy[20], mathematics[21], geography[22]
- Position held: Lithuanian Provisional Governing Commission[23]
- Employer: Jagiellonian University[24]
- Educated at: Jagiellonian University[25], University of Göttingen[26], Leiden University[27], Utrecht University[28], Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School[29], Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Michała Kosmowskiego w Trzemesznie[30], Lubrański Academy[31]
- Member of: Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning[32], Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie[33], Russian Academy of Sciences[34]
- Sex or gender: male[35]
- Family: Śniadeccy herbu Leliwa[36]
- Doctoral student: Piotr Sławiński[37]
- Commons category: Jan Śniadecki[38]
- Family name: Śniadecki[39]
- Given name: Jan[40], Chrzciciel[41], Władysław[42]
- Pseudonym: J. S., Krytykiełło Zachariasz, Przemyślanka, Szczeropolski Zygmunt[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jan Śniadecki[44]
- Commons gallery: Jan Śniadecki[45]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[46], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[47], Russian Biographical Dictionary[48], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[50], Biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exacten Wissenschaften[51], Dykcyonarz Uczonych Polaków[52], Orgelbrand's Universal Encyclopedia[53], Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[54]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[55], French[56]
- Name in native language: Jan Śniadecki[57]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Jan Śniadecki include 1262 Sniadeckia[58], an asteroid[59] and Sniadecki[60], a lunar crater[61].
Why It Matters
Jan Śniadecki has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for him include 1262 Sniadeckia[58], an asteroid[59] and Sniadecki[60], a lunar crater[61].
His notable doctoral advisees include Piotr Sławiński[64], an astronomer[65], 1795–1856[66], of Russian Empire[67], specialised in astronomy[68].
FAQs
Where was Jan Śniadecki born?
Jan Śniadecki's place of birth was Żnin[2].
Where did Jan Śniadecki die?
Jan Śniadecki died in Jašiūnai[4].
What did Jan Śniadecki do for work?
Jan Śniadecki worked as a mathematician[5], astronomer[6], physicist[7], philosopher[8], and geographer[9].
Where did Jan Śniadecki go to school?
Jan Śniadecki was educated at Jagiellonian University[25], University of Göttingen[26], Leiden University[27], and Utrecht University[28].