Andrzej Olszowski (27 January 162129 August 1677) was a political speaker and writer. He was bishop of Chełmno from 1661 until 1674, and was

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and the primate of Poland from 1674. Olszowski was born in Olszowa. He was provost of the

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cathedral chapter (1657-1667) and a Crown Deputy Chancellors in 1666-1676.Rodzina, herbarz szlachty polskie, t. XII, Warszawa 1915, s. 331. He died in

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More important works and speeches

1. , no place of publication, 1658; ed. next: no place of publication, 1658 (with Dutch translation); no place of issue 1659; (Dutch translation: , 1658 - with Latin text) 2. (several editions), other ed. 1669 (several editions (digital copy available)); transl. French pt. , 1669, ed. next: (1669), Cologne 1670; transl. Dutch , 1669 3. Polish speeches from 1649-1676 and others, ed.: J. S. Pisarski, , vol. 2, Kalisz 1676; J. Daneykowicz Ostrowski, Polish and Latin swada, vol. 1, Lublin 1745 4.Latin Speeches from 1665-1674 and others, ed. J. C. Luenig, , Vol. 2, Leipzig 1713; some speeches then came out separately; see Estreicher XXIII, 341-348

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