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Biography of Copernicus
„Hence, it is proved that Copernicus was born on February 19th, 1473 in Toruń, from Niklas Copernicus, a merchant of very extensive relations, and Barbara, daughter of Lucas Watzenrode, and sister of another Lucas, a bishop in Warmia”.
– Artur Wołyński, Kopernik w Italji –
Origin and childhood
The first mentions of members of the Copernicus family in Silesia and the Watzenrode family in Toruń date back to the 1460s. The astronomer's father, Nicolaus Copernicus, moved to Toruń around 1458, where he married Barbara Watzenrode about two years later.
Cracow
„Here Copernicus got a taste for astronomy and from here he acquired a thorough knowledge of the contemporary mathematics and astronomy, as well as some painting skills”.
Italy
„At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries Copernicus visited Italy twice. At the University of Bologna he studied law, and in Padua, famous for its high level of medical sciences – medicine”.
Warmia
„After returning from Italy in 1503, Nicolaus Copernicus got into the vortex of public life in Warmia. He held a number of responsible ecclesiastical and administrative positions”.
