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
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 calendar
    Gregorian calendar
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  • Marcin Bylica of Olkusz
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     (1433–93), later court astrologer to King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary
    Matthias Corvinus of Hungary
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  • Albert Brudzewski
    Albert Brudzewski
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     (1446–1495), teacher to notable scholars active at European universities
  • Marcin Król of Żurawica
    Zurawica
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     (1422–1460)
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    Nicolaus Copernicus
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    (1473–1543), student at Kraków in 1491–95
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