Benedykt Chmielowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benedykt Chmielowski

Polish priest and encyclopedist

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1700

Place of Birth: Lutsk, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukraine

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1763

Profession: writer, Catholic priest, heraldist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Benedykt Joachim Chmielowski (1700–1763) was a Polish priest born presumably in Luck. 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.