the first in Lithuania to systematically measure and record weather temperature (continuous records survive since 1777). Poczobutt was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1771 and a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1778. He was made a member of the Order of Saint Stanislaus in 1785 and Order of the White Eagle in 1793. See also List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics References 1728 births 1810 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society Members of the French Academy of Sciences Rectors of Vilnius University Vilnius University alumni Charles University alumni Kościuszko insurgents Lithuanian astronomers 18th-century Lithuanian Jesuits 18th-century Lithuanian mathematicians 18th-century Lithuanian Roman Catholic priests 18th-century Polish Jesuits 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian mathematicians 18th-century Polish Roman Catholic priests Jesuit scientists Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)