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Rafał Jankowski - Character study based on the conditions
of employment of a Professor of Mathematics de Toux at Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł
"Rybeńko"
At the moment lack of subject specific literature does not allow more thorough
description of main duties, responsibilities, and salaries of magnate's secretaries.
In many cases social background and education of these secretaries remains a mystery.
The document mentioned in the title of this article's. The conditions of acceptance
of service as given by the gentleman Mr. de Toux to the Prince Hetman of the Grand
Duchy of Lithuania as stated on the eighteenth day of March in the year 1756 in
Podhorce may provide some answers to at least few the questions. The advantages of
de Toux's mind have been listed by his promotor Wacław Rzewuski (1706-1779), at that
time Voivode of Podole and the Royal Field Hetman, in correspondence with Michał
Kazimierz Radziwiłł "Rybeńko" (1702-1762), Grand Hetman of Lithuania and Voivode of
Vilnius, in which it is was clear that the French was fluent in French, German and
Latin, all three spoken and written skills, also he was a great engineer and architect,
and an outstanding mathematician. He knew engineering, architecture, tactics, and
artillery ranks. In spite of his many talents de Toux wished to be in service as a
secretary, engineer and architect to "Rybeńko". Based on published "terms and
conditions of employment" the reader may himself conduct a character study of Professor
of Mathematics Mr. de Toux.
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