Education
Born in Żnin, Śniadecki studied at Krakow University and in Paris.
Astronomer mathematician philosopher physicist university professor
Born in Żnin, Śniadecki studied at Krakow University and in Paris.
He died at Jašiūnai Manor near Vilnius. Śniadecki published many works, including his observations on recently discovered planetoids. His O rachunku losów (On the Calculation of Chance, 1817) was a pioneering work in probability.
He was rector of the Imperial University of Vilnius, a member of the Commission of National Education, and director of astronomical observatories at Krakow and Vilnius.