Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski

Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, as depicted in a painting by Jan Matejko, depicting the Union of Lublin.
Born	20 September 1503 Wolbórz
Died	1572 Wolbórz
Other names	Modrevius
Notable work	Commentaries on the Improvement of the Commonwealth [pl] (1551)
Parent	Jakub Modrzewski (father)
Era	Renaissance philosophy
Region	Western philosophy Polish philosophy
Main interests	Politics, theology
Notable ideas	Equality before the law

Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (Latin: Andreas Fricius Modrevius) (20 September 1503 – 1572) was a Polish Renaissance scholar, humanist and theologian, called "the father of Polish democracy". His book De Republica emendanda (O poprawie Rzeczypospolitej) was widely read and praised across most of Renaissance Europe, influencing thinkers such as Jean Bodin, Hugo Grotius and Johannes Althusius.^[1][2]