Martin Odlanicky Poczobut ( 1728 - 1810 )

Birth: Sloncanka, Poland (30 October 1728) Death: 08 February 1810 Profession: Astronomer Education: Studied with Jesuits, Grodno, Poland Career: Became a Jesuit (1745); travelled in France, Germany and Italy (1760); returned to Wilna and taught astronomy (1764); Astronomer to Stanislaus August, King of Poland; when the Jesuits were suppressed in Poland he retired to Dunaburg, Livonia (1773) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/05/1771.