Albert Brudzewski, also known as Albert Blar (of Brudzewo), Adalbertus, Albert of Brudzewo or Albert of Brudzew (Polish: Wojciech Brudzewski: Latin: Albertus de Brudzewo; c.1445–c.1497) was a Polish astronomer, philosopher and diplomat. A major accomplishment of Albert's was his modernization of the teaching of astronomy by introducing the most up-to-date texts. He was an influential teacher to Nicolaus Copernicus, who initiated the Copernican Revolution.
Later in his life he was secretary and diplomat of Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania.
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