Jan Zachariasiewicz

• Name — Jan Zachariasiewicz • Pen Name — Maciej Łomża • Birth Name — Jan Chryzostom Zachariasiewicz • Born — 1823 09 01 • Birthplace — Radymno, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire • Died — 1906 05 06 • Place of death — Krzywcza, Austrian Empire • Education — Universität Lemberg • Period — 19th century • Movement — Polish Positivism • Relatives — Franciszek Zachariasiewicz • Awards — Order of Franz Joseph Jan Chryzostom Zachariasiewicz (ˈjan xrɨˈzɔstɔm zaxarjaˈɕɛvit͡ʂ; 1823–1906; Zacharyasiewicz, Zacharjasiewicz) was a Polish novelist and journalist.

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.

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