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97. The Polymath by Waqas Ahmed

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The Polish Clergyman

He also comes from a region which was disputed between the Teutonic Knights, which is essentially the precursor to Prussia. It's actually quite possible that he spoke German, and possibly he didn't speak Polish. So, it's not actually clearly known whether he did or didn't. But he was loyal to the Polish crown. As a clergyman, he had important administrative responsibilities. For example, he did things like a quip and defend a city at one point from a siege from the German side. He actually was essentially almost a military man at that level.

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