with its political system, the commonwealth gave birth to political philosophers such as andrzej frycz modrzewski (1503–1572) ("pic. 9"), wawrzyniec grzymała goślicki (1530–1607) and piotr skarga (1536–1612). later, works by stanisław staszic (1755–1826) and hugo kołłątaj (1750–1812) helped pave the way for the constitution of 3 may 1791, which norman davies calls the first of its kind in europe.