Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (Belarusian: Марцін Адляніцкі-Пачобут; Lithuanian: Martynas Počobutas) (30 October 1728 near Hrodna – 7 February 1810 in Daugavpils) was a Polish–Lithuanian Jesuit, astronomer and mathematician. He was professor of Vilnius University for over 50 years, serving as its rector from 1780 to 1799. The Poczobutt crater on the Moon is named after him.
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30 October 1728 Grodno, Belarus
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Died |
7 February 1810 (aged 81) Daugavpils, Latvia
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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