Jan of Głogów

For the physician, see John of Głogów (14th century).
Jan of Głogów
Bornc. 1445 (1445)
Głogów, Duchy of Głogów
Died(1507-02-11)February 11, 1507
Kraków, Kraków Voivodeship, Kingdom of Poland
Burial placeChurch of St. Florian, Kraków
Alma materJagiellonian University
Occupationsastronomer, philosopher

Jan of Głogów (Polish: Jan z Głogowa, Jan Głogowczyk; German: Johann von Schelling von Glogau) (c. 1445 – 11 February 1507) was a notable Polish polyhistor at the turn of the Middle Ages and Renaissance—a philosopher, geographer and astronomer at the University of Krakow.

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