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

 Life in Radymno  
Jan Zachariasiewicz is one of the honorable citiziens of Radymno.

 References 
 http://lubimyczytac.pl/autor/56081/jan-zachariasiewicz
 http://www.krzywcza.eu/jan-zachariasiewicz.html 
 http://www.biblionetka.pl/author.aspx?id=27606  
 http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/40745,,,,zachariasiewicz_jan_chryzostom,haslo.html 

Category:1823 births
Category:1906 deaths
Category:Polish writers