Maciej Miechowita

Summary

Maciej Miechowita is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Miechów^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1457^[3]. He passed away in Kraków^[4]. He died on September 18, 1523^[5]. He worked as a geographer^[6], historian^[7], and astrologer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Maciej Miechowita was born in Miechów^[2].
• Maciej Miechowita died in Kraków^[4].
• Maciej Miechowita was born on January 1, 1457^[3].
• Maciej Miechowita died on September 18, 1523^[5].
• Maciej Miechowita is buried at Wawel Cathedral^[10].
• Maciej Miechowita held citizenship in Kingdom of Poland^[11].
• Maciej Miechowita worked as a geographer^[6].
• Maciej Miechowita worked as a historian^[7].
• Maciej Miechowita worked as an astrologer^[8].
• Maciej Miechowita was employed by Jagiellonian University^[12].
• Maciej Miechowita's education included a stint at Jagiellonian University^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Maciej Miechowita is Chronica Polonorum^[14].
• Maciej Miechowita's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[15].
• Maciej Miechowita is recorded as male^[16].
• Maciej Miechowita's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Maciej Miechowita's Commons category is recorded as Maciej Miechowita^[18].
• Maciej Miechowita's given name is recorded as Maciej^[19].
• Maciej Miechowita's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Maciej Miechowita's described by source is recorded as Polish Biographical Dictionary^[21].
• Maciej Miechowita's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin^[22].
• Maciej Miechowita's Commons Creator page is recorded as Maciej Miechowita^[23].
• Maciej Miechowita's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Maciej Miechowita'}^[24].

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Origins and Family

Maciej Miechowita's place of birth was Miechów^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1457^[3].

Education

Maciej Miechowita was educated at Jagiellonian University^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer^[6], historian^[7], and astrologer^[8]. Among Maciej Miechowita's employers was Jagiellonian University^[12].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Maciej Miechowita is Chronica Polonorum^[14].

Personal Life

Maciej Miechowita's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[15].

Death and Burial

Maciej Miechowita died on September 18, 1523^[5]. He passed away in Kraków^[4]. He is buried at Wawel Cathedral^[10].

Why It Matters

Maciej Miechowita ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Works attributed to him include Chronica Polonorum^[27], a literary work^[28].

FAQs

Where was Maciej Miechowita born?

Maciej Miechowita was born in Miechów^[2].

Where did Maciej Miechowita die?

Maciej Miechowita died in Kraków^[4].

What did Maciej Miechowita do for work?

Maciej Miechowita worked as geographer^[6], historian^[7], and astrologer^[8].

Where did Maciej Miechowita go to school?

Maciej Miechowita was educated at Jagiellonian University^[13].