Roger Joseph Boscovich SJ (Croatian: Ruđer Josip Bošković; Italian: Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich; Latin: Rogerius (Iosephus) Boscovicius; 18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa. He studied and lived in Italy and France where he also published many of his works.
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Ruđer Josip Bošković 18 May 1711 Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Croatia)
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13 February 1787 (aged 75) Milan, Duchy of Milan (modern-day Italy)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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