Jan Śniadecki


Jan Śniadecki was a Polish mathematician, philosopher and astronomer at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Life

Born in Żnin, Śniadecki studied at Kraków University and in Paris. He was rector of the Imperial University of Vilnius, a member of the Commission of National Education, and director of astronomical observatories at Kraków and Vilnius. He died at Jašiūnai Manor near Vilnius.
Śniadecki published many works, including his observations on recently discovered planetoids. His O rachunku losów was a work in probability.
He was brother to Jędrzej Śniadecki.

Honours

The lunar crater Sniadecki and the main-belt asteroid 1262 Sniadeckia were named in his honour.

Works