| Date | Person | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kircher, Athanasius | Occupied himself with hieroglyphs, magnetism, sun dials, Arabic, Latin, egyptology, archaeology, cryptology, combinatorics, optics, music, cosmology, medicine | |
| 1612 – 1615 | Perovius, Szymon | Studied astronomical observations, proper instrument use in Kalisz |