Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt

Jesuit astronomer, mathematician, professor and rector of Vilnius University

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1728

Place of Birth: Salomyenka, Belarus

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1810

Profession: astronomer, mathematician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (Belarusian: ?????? ?????????-???????; Lithuanian: Martynas Pocobutas) (30 October 1728 near Hrodna – 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 Poczobutt crater on the Moon is named after him.