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He lived in Poland in 1473 =[)
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer. His greatest contribution was to assert that the earth revolves around the sun. At the time that Copernicus lived, the general conception was that the sun revolved around earth.
Nicolaus Copernicus attended the University of Bologna in 1496. While there, he studied canon law and astronomy.
Compernicus lived from 19 February 1473 - 24 May 1543 according to Wikipedia.
Nicolaus Copernicus' father was a merchant, and his mother was the daughter of a (wealthy) merchant. As they lived in the 15th century, they fit "appropriately" into society of the time and the locale (Royal Prussia) where they resided. This almost certainly means that Copernicus' mother did not "work" or have a "professional" life, per se.