About
Polish Enlightenment poet, author, translator, and cleric known for a 1779 work entitled Fables and Parables. He is also known for compiling a Polish encyclopedia and for writing the first Polish novel.
Before Fame
He graduated from Warsaw Catholic Seminary and subsequently entered the priesthood.
Trivia
His novel, The Adventures of Nicholas Experience, contains elements of social satire, adventure, and Utopian vision.
Family Life
He was born into a noble Polish-Lithuanian family in Dubiecko.
Associated With
He was a literary predecessor of fellow Polish poet Cyprian Norwid.
