Tadeusz Czacki

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Tadeusz Czacki (Volyn Oblast, August 28, 1765 - Dubno, February 8, 1813), was a Polish historian, pedagogue and numismatist. He was an important person in the Enlightenment in Poland.

He also was a panel member of the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, founded by Stanisław August Poniatowski in 1773 and considered to be the world's first ministry of education.

Furthermore, he co-wrote the Constitution of May 3, 1791, and founded the Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk (Society of Friends of Science) and the Liceum Krzemienieckie.

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