| Born | 19 February 1473, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
| Died | 24 May 1543, Frombork, Royal Prussia |
| Field | Astronomy and mathematics |
| Works | Commentariolus • De revolutionibus orbium coelestium |
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Astronomer • mathematician • cleric |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Heliocentric model | Pioneered the heliocentric model of the universe |
