Tomasz Żebrowski (1714–1758)

Biographical data

• 1714 2 Born in Navahrudak
• 1732 2 Entered the Society of Jesus in Vilnius
• 1758 2 Died in Vilnius

Education

• 1735 – 1738 2 Studied philosophy in Vilnius
• 1740 – 1744 2 Studied theology in Vilnius

Career

• 1734 – 1735 2 Teacher in Kaunas
• 1738 – 1739 2 Teacher in Kaunas
• 1739 – 1740 2 Teacher in Orsha
• 1745 – 1746 2 Teacher of rhetoric, poetics in Ilūkste
• 1746 2 Building custodian in Babruysk
• 1746 – 1748 2 Teacher of philosophy in Kražiai
• 1746 – 1748 2 Prefect of the boarding school in Kražiai
• 1748 – 1750 2 Building custodian in Vilnius
  Custodian of the Church of St. Ignatius
• 2 Teacher of mathematics, exact sciences in Vilnius

Miscellaneous

• 1752 2 In 1752, Żebrowski renewed the mathematics course and established a physics lab as well as an astronomical observatory in Vilnius

Relations

• 2 Correspondence between Żebrowski and Bošković
• 2 Correspondence between Żebrowski and Hell

Relations from others

• 2 Stepling taught mathematics, astronomy, and architecture to Żebrowski in Prague
• 2 Direct exchange between Poczobut and Żebrowski in Vilnius
• 2 Poczobut studied mathematics and astronomy under Żebrowski in Vilnius
• 1754 678 Poczobut helped Żebrowski to build and equip an astronomical observatory in Vilnius in about 1754