Benedykt Chmielowski
Encyclopedia
He wrote Nowe Ateny
Nowe Ateny
Nowe Ateny is the abbreviated title of the first Polish-language encyclopedia, authored by the 18th century Polish priest Benedykt Joachim Chmielowski...
— the first Polish-language encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
. It was first published in 1745-46; the second edition was supplemented between 1754 and 1764.
Chmielowski is also the author of the popular prayer Bieg roku całego (1728), printed in 20x in the 18th and 19th centuries. He also compiled and published a roll of arms
Roll of arms
A roll of arms is a collection of coats of arms, usually consisting of rows of painted pictures of shields, each shield accompanied by the name of the person bearing the arms...
(Zbiór krótki herbów polskich, oraz wsławionych cnotą i naukami Polaków, 1763) and authored a religious novel (Ucieczka przez świętych do Boga, 1730).