| Jan Zachariasiewicz | |
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 An engraving of Zachariasiewicz by Józef Holewiński from the weekly newspaper Kłosy, 1875 | |
| Born | Jan Chryzostom Zachariasiewicz (1823-09-01)September 1, 1823 Radymno, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire |
| Died | May 6, 1906(1906-05-06) (aged 82) Krzywcza, Austrian Empire |
| Pen name | Maciej Łomża |
| Alma mater | Universität Lemberg |
| Period | 19th century |
| Literary movement | Polish positivism |
| Notable awards | Order of Franz Joseph |
| Relatives | Franciszek Zachariasiewicz |
| Known for | Coining the term Western Borderlands |
| Criminal charges | Printing seditious material |
| Criminal penalty | Imprisoned in Spielberg Castle 1842–44 and Theresienstadt fortress 1850–52 |
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Jan Chryzostom Zachariasiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan xrɨˈzɔstɔm zaxarjaˈɕɛvit͡ʂ]; 1823–1906; Zacharyasiewicz, Zacharjasiewicz) was a Polish novelist and journalist.
Biography
Zachariasiewicz was born on 11 September 1823 in Radymno. During 1842–44 he was a prisoner of Spielberg Castle. Co-editor of Tygodnik Polski, where he published poem Machabeusze. For publishing this work and also for participation in Revolutions of 1848, Zachariasiewicz was later imprisoned in Theresienstadt fortress for two years.
He was a nephew or grandnephew of the bishop Franciszek Zachariasiewicz (1770–1845).
Zachariasiewicz died on 7 May 1906 in Krzywcza.
Works
In Lviv Zachariasiewicz published and edited magazines including:
- Postęp (1848), a radical political magazine, with K. Widman
- Tygodnik Polski (1849)
- Nowiny (1854–1856)
- Kółko Rodzinne (1860)
His notable novels include:
- Skromne nadzieje (1854)
- Na kresach (1860)
- Święty Jur (1862), vol. 1–3
- Człowiek bez jutra (1871)
- Zły interes (1876)
- Wybór pism (1886–1888), a collection of works, vol. 1–11
References
- "Zachariasiewicz Jan Chryzostom". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- "Zachariasiewicz Jan Chryzostom". WIEM Encyclopedia (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
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