Author: Roger Boscovich
Alternate names: Roger Joseph Boscovich
Born: 18 May 1711
Died: 13 February 1787
Bio: A Ragusan physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the city of Dubrovnik (modern-day Croatia), who studied and lived in Italy and France where he also published many of his works (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Joseph_Boscovich>Wikipedia</a>).