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Benedykt Chmielowski

Polish clergy
Benedykt Joachim Chmielowski was a Polish priest born presumably in Łuck. He wrote Nowe Ateny, the first Polish-language encyclopedia. It was first published in 1745-46; the second edition was supplemented between 1754 and 1764. Wikipedia
Born: March 20, 1700, Lutsk, Ukraine
Died: April 7, 1763 (age 63 years), Lypivka, Ukraine
Books: Nowe Ateny