Adam Christian Agricola (December 12, 1593, in

Cieszyn Cieszyn ( , ; cs, Těšín ; german: Teschen; la, Tessin; szl, Ćeszyn) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitant ...

– May 29, 1645, in

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) was an evangelical preacher. He was the son of Johannes Agricola. Adam Christian learned in

and

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

. Since 1612 he studied in

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. In 1616 he became a teacher in Cieszyn. In 1619 he became a doctor of philosophy on university in

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. In 1620 he became court preacher in Cieszyn, and he held the same position from 1622 in

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and from 1636 in

. He wrote religious publications.

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Józef Golec Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

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Stefania Bojda Stefania Bojda (born 1938, in Cieszyn) is a Polish artist and teacher. She finished Liceum Pedagogiczne (pedagogical high school) in Cieszyn in 1965 and plastic arts at the University of Silesia in 1978. She worked as a teacher in Bielsko-Biała ...

(1995), ''Słownik biograficzny ziemi cieszyńskiej'', vol. 2, Cieszyn, p. 16. * Rudolf von Thadden (1959), ''Die Brandenburgisch-preussischen Hofprediger im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert'', Berlin, p. 178-179 1593 births 1645 deaths People from Cieszyn People from Cieszyn Silesia Protestant writers Leipzig University alumni {{Poland-reli-bio-stub