- Kasper Niesiecki
Kasper Niesiecki (
31 December 1682 –9 July 1744 ) was a Polishheraldist ,Jesuit ,lexicographer , writer, theologian and preacher.Biography
Niesiecki was born in
Greater Poland to aburgher family. In 1699 he began training as a Jesuit inKraków . From 1701 to 1704 he studied philosophy inLublin , earning a master's degree. In 1707 Niesiecki started his studies in theology at theJagiellonian University , graduating in 1711. He undertook further study inLutsk ,Krosno ,Bydgoszcz ,Chojnice andKalisz .Between 1715 and 1723 Niesiecki worked as a preacher in
Masovia , Greater Poland,Lesser Poland andRuthenia . He taught rhetoric in Bydgoszcz and Chojnice, and ethics and mathematics in Kalisz. From 1724 he lived in the monastery ofKrasnystaw , where he engaged in his life's work, compiling the "Herbarz Polski" ("Polish Armorial"). Niesiecki died there on9 July 1744 .The first volume of "Herbarz Polski" was published in 1728 in
Lwów . Niesiecki wanted to write it in Latin, but his patron, Marianna fromPotocki -Tarłowa, specified that it to be published in Polish. Because Niesiecki tried to not use unverified sources and legends, he was rubbished by theszlachta (Polish nobility). He continued with the work, however there were delays in printing the next volumes. After fourth volume was published attacks by the nobles increased; they sent letters of protest to his Polish and Roman superiors. Work on the fifth volume was interrupted by his death; it was completed by Stanisław Czapliński, but never published.Bibliography
* "Herbarz Polski" ("Polish Armorial")
:: [http://www.polona.pl/dlibra/doccontent2?id=278&from=&from=generalsearch&dirids=1&lang=en Vol 1.]
:: [http://www.polona.pl/dlibra/doccontent2?id=280&from=&from=generalsearch&dirids=1&lang=en Vol 2.]
:: [http://www.polona.pl/dlibra/doccontent2?id=279&from=&from=generalsearch&dirids=1&lang=en Vol 3.]
:: [http://www.polona.pl/dlibra/doccontent2?id=281&from=&from=generalsearch&dirids=1&lang=en Vol 4.]ee also
*
Polish literature
*Polish heraldry External links
* [http://www.wawrzak.org/herbarz_niesiecki/herbarzspistresci2.htm Coats of arms pictures from "Herbarz Polski"]
Persondata
NAME= Niesiecki, Kasper
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Polishheraldist ,Jesuit ,lexicographer , writer, theologian and preacher
DATE OF BIRTH=31 December 1682
PLACE OF BIRTH=Greater Poland
DATE OF DEATH=9 July 1744
PLACE OF DEATH=Krasnystaw Monastery
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