Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt
Polish–Lithuanian Jesuit and astronomer
Died when: 81 years 100 days (975 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (Lithuanian: Martynas Pocobutas; 30 October 1728 near Grodno – 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 crater Poczobutt on the Moon is named after him.
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