Nicolaus Copernicus is known that Copernicus knew Polish on a par with German and Latin. Historian Michael Burleigh describes the nationality debate as a "totally insignificant battle" between German and Polish scholars during the interwar period. Polish astronomer Konrad Rudnicki calls the discussion a "fierce scholarly quarrel in ... times of nationalism" and describes Copernicus as an inhabitant of a German-speaking territory that belonged to Poland, himself being of mixed Polish-German extraction. Czesław Miłosz describes the debate as an "absurd" projection of a modern understanding of nationality onto Renaissance people, who identified with their home territories rather than with a nation. Similarly,
Astier Nicolas became vice-champion of eventing young riders of Europe. Astier's first senior championships were 2013 European Eventing Championships. At the competition held in Malmö, Sweden, Astier won a team bronze and placed 24th in the individual portion. In 2015, Astier took victory in the prestigious Les Etoiles de Pau 4* event. Astier Nicolas Astier Nicolas (born 19 January 1989) is a French equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and the silver in the individual eventing. Astier Nicolas practiced riding on pony at the age of 7, under