Johannes Broscius
Johannes Broscius (Polish Jan Brożek ; born November 1, 1585 in Kurzelów , today Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ; † November 21, 1652 in Bronowice ) was a Polish polyhistor , mathematician , doctor and astronomer .
Life
Johannes Broscius lived in Cracow and Międzyrzec Podlaski . From 1632 until his death he had a parish. Broscius had studied mathematics, medicine, theology and geodesy at the Cracow Academy (now known as the Jagiellonian University ) and at the University of Padua . He later became rector of the Jagiellonian University.
Broscius traveled to Warmia around 1612 and, with the permission of the then Bishop Simon Rudnicki, took a number of letters and documents relating to Nicolaus Copernicus with him to Krakow. The planned biography was never written, the documents were lost after his death.
He was the most famous Polish mathematician of the 17th century, working on the theory of numbers (especially perfect numbers) and geometry. Among the problems he had addressed was why bees create hexagonal honeycombs. He proved that it is the most efficient way of using honey and wax.
He died in Bronowice, now part of Krakow. One of the later buildings of the Jagiellonian University, the Collegium Broscianum , bears his name in his honor.
Web links
- Biography (English)
- Entry in the Galileo project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broscius, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Broscius, Joannes; Brożek, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish polyhistor, mathematician, doctor and astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1585 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kurzelów , today Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1652 |
| Place of death | Bronowice |