Jan Zachariasiewicz

Jan Chryzostom Zachariasiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan xrɨˈzɔstɔm zaxarjaˈɕɛvit͡ʂ]; 1823–1906; Zacharyasiewicz, Zacharjasiewicz) was a Polish novelist and journalist.

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
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
Parents	Aleksander Zachariasiewicz (father) Antonina Martyna née Gwiazdowska (mother)

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.