Dominik Szulc

Dominik Szulc (June 10, 1787 - December 27 1860) was a Polish philosopher, historian, and a significant precursor to Polish positivism.

In 1814 he began studies at the University of Vilnius. In 1818 became a teacher of Polish language in high school in Vilnius , and from 1823 a teacher of eloquence and logic in the gymnasium of Bialystok . From 1835 he taught at the gymnasium of Lublin, since 1840 in schools in Warsaw. In 1853 he retired. A member of the Krakow Scientific Society correspondence, and the Russian Geographical Society. In his works he defended the thesis of the Polish character of Copernicus. He believed that the discoveries of Copernicus began the development of modern civilization and science.

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• Domink's essay

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Name	Szulc, Dominik
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Date of birth	1787
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Date of death	1860
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