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Jan Chryzostom Zachariasiewicz (18231906; Zacharyasiewicz, Zacharjasiewicz) was a Polish novelist and journalist.

Biography

Zachariasiewicz was born on September 11 1823 in Radymno. During the years of 18421844 he was a prisoner of Špilberk Castle.

He co-edited Tygodnik Polski magazine, where he published poem Machabeusze. For publishing this work and also for participation in Revolutions of 1848 Zachariasiewicz was imprisoned in Terezín for two years.

Jan Zachariasiewicz is one of the honorable citizens of Radymno. He died on May 7 1906 in Krzywcza.

Works

In Lviv Zachariasiewicz was publishing and editing magazines:

  • 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
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