Jan Zachariasiewicz

Jan Zachariasiewicz
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
DiedMay 6, 1906(1906-05-06) (aged 82)
Krzywcza, Austrian Empire
EducationUniversität Lemberg
RelativesFranciszek Zachariasiewicz
Writing career
Pen nameMaciej Łomża
Period19th century
Notable awardsOrder of Franz Joseph
Movement
Polish Positivism
Known forCoining the term Western Borderlands
Criminal charges
Printing seditious material
Criminal penalty
Imprisoned in Spielberg Castle 1842–44 and Theresienstadt fortress 1850–52
Parents
  • Aleksander Zachariasiewicz (father)
  • Antonina Martyna née Gwiazdowska (mother)

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:

His notable novels include:

References