Jan Brozek

Jan Brozek was a Polish mathematician, astronomer, physician, poet, writer, musician and rector of the Kraków Academy. He worked on the theory of numbers and geometry, solving the problem of why bees create hexagonal honeycombs by demonstrating that the hexagonal form is the efficient way of using wax and storing honey. Brozek was a contributor of Nicolaus Copernicus' theories, an ardent supporter and early prospective biographer of Copernicus. The building Collegium Broscianum at the Jagiellonian University is named after Brozek.