Draft:List of people with disputed nationality

It is typical for humans in the modern era to identify themselves by one or more nationalities, that is, membership of a particular nation. For some people, their nationalities are often unclear, which may give rise to disputes if the subject is considered especially important.

People with disputed nationality


Person	Birthdate	Birthplace	Claimed nationalities	Justification(s)	Refs
Nicolaus Copernicus	February 19, 1473	Toruń, Royal Prussia, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (now Republic of Poland)	Prussian	He was... He did...	^[1]^[2]
Nicolaus Copernicus	February 19, 1473		Polish	He was... He is...	^[1]^[2]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	January 27, 1756	Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Republic of Austria)	Austrian	He was born and raised in... He did...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	January 27, 1756		German	He personally identified as... He had...
Nikola Tesla	July 10, 1856	Smiljan, Austrian Empire (now Republic of Croatia)	Serbian	Etc Etc
			Croatian	Etc e
			American	Etc Etc

References

^ Kasparek, Danuta; Kasparek, Norbert (2023-08-29). "A discourse on Copernicus' nationality in the first half of the 19th century – a monographic article". Echa Przeszłości (XXIV/1): 122–134. doi:10.31648/ep.9300. ISSN 1509-9873.
^ Rosen, Edward (1960). "Copernicus Was Not a Priest". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 104 (6): 635–661. ISSN 0003-049X.

[1] Kasparek, Danuta; Kasparek, Norbert (2023-08-29). "A discourse on Copernicus' nationality in the first half of the 19th century – a monographic article". Echa Przeszłości (XXIV/1): 122–134. doi:10.31648/ep.9300. ISSN 1509-9873.

[2] Rosen, Edward (1960). "Copernicus Was Not a Priest". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 104 (6): 635–661. ISSN 0003-049X.

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