Niklas Koppernigk
(birth date unknown; died between 1483 and 1485)
BIRTH
UNKNOWN
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
between July 18, 1483 and August 19, 1485 (archival range)
PLACE
Toruń, Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland (probable)
FAMILY
CHILDREN
Nicolaus Copernicus
(1473-1543)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Niklas Koppernigk was the father of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. He worked as a merchant and civic leader in Toruń and married Barbara Watzenrode.
EARLY LIFE
He traded in copper and served on the city council in Toruń.
CAREER
DEATH
Niklas Koppernigk, a copper merchant and Toruń civic officer, was last documented in financial business on July 18, 1483, and was described as deceased by August 19, 1485, according to a Copernicus biography using municipal records. Afterward his wife's brother Lucas Watzenrode helped raise their children, including Nicolaus. The cause and grave are unrecorded.
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