Jan Zachariasiewicz

Jan Chryzostom Zachariasiewicz (11 September 1823 – 7 May 1906) was a Polish writer and journalist. Most of his life he lived in Lviv. He worked there as a writer in Radymno. He was born in Radymno. He died in Krzywcza.

Youth

Zachariasiewicz came from a wealthy family and he was the only child of Antonina Gwiazdowska and Aleksander Zachariasiewicz. He started his education in a Lower-Secondary School in Przemyśl. In 1842 he was arrested and sent to prison for a plot in which he did not take part. In 1844 he returned to Radymno and later went to study at the University of Lwów. He studied literature, history and Maths classes.

Career

In his free time, Zachariasiewicz wrote in Gazeta Lwowska and Dziennik Mód Paryskich. During his life he met many famous people witch whom he cooperated, e. g. Karol Szajnoch, Wincenty Pol, Kornel Ujejski, Jan Dobrzański. In 1848 he became the main editor of Tygodnik Polski. In the 5th edition he wrote a love poem which led to closing down the newspaper and sending Zachariasiewicz to Theresienstadt fortress. After 4 years he was released and he returned to Radymno. In 1854 he came back to Lviv where he worked in Nowiny newspaper.

Works

Zachariasiewicz wrote many novels:

1856 – Sąsiedzi. Powieść współczesna
1857 – Boże dziecię. Powieść z naszych czasów
1860 – Fałszywy król
1860 – Na kresach
1861 – Konfederat
1862 – Święty Jur. Powieść w trzech częściach
1863 – W przededniu
1863 – Jarema. Studium wewnętrznych dziejów Galicji
1867 – Marek Poraj. Powieść z czasów pierwszego rozbioru Rzeczypospolitej
1869 – Czerwona czapka. Z notatek cesarsko–królewskiego radcy
1869 – Tajny fundusz
1870 – Porwanie Sabina
1870 – Chleb bez soli
1871 – Noc królewska
1871 – Człowiek Bez Jutra
1877 – Wybór posła. Powieść współczesna
1878 – Królewskie krzesło. Powieść współczesna
1897 – Zakopane skarby. Powieść współczesna

Jan Zachariasiewicz

Contents

Youth

Career

Works

Life in Radymno

Jan Zachariasiewicz Media

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