Published: 2023-07-10

Wiesław Mossakowski, Roman Law, and Nicolaus Copernicus: A researcher’s intuition to choose only important subjects for study

Franciszek Longchamps de Bérier
Zeszyty Prawnicze
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2023.23.2.02

Abstract

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In a paper published in 2001 Wiesław Mossakowski claimed that Nicolaus Copernicus was an expert in Roman civil law. He was convinced he was right. Discoveries and findings made in the last decade have shed new light on the search for Copernicus’ activities as a lawyer. In fact, he was a typical in-house counsel, in the service of the cathedral chapter to which he belonged in the Duchy of Warmia. Much of Mossakowski’s paper has dated, but some of his intuitions have been confirmed. With his paper he was risking a lot, even ridicule but eventually turned out to be a visionary.

Keywords:

researcher’s intuition;, research topics; , Copernicus;, legal scholars;, Roman law;, the study of Roman law; , legal education.

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Longchamps de Bérier, F. (2023). Wiesław Mossakowski, Roman Law, and Nicolaus Copernicus: A researcher’s intuition to choose only important subjects for study. Zeszyty Prawnicze, 23(2), 23–38. https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2023.23.2.02

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