Stefan Garczyński (1690 – 24 September 1756), voivode of
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
, writer in the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...
. Owner of
Zbąszyń
Zbąszyń (german: Bentschen) is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, in Nowy Tomyśl County. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Zbąszyń.
Geography
The town is situated on the Obra river in the Greater Poland his ...
.. He was one of the first to be made a knight of the
Order of the White Eagle.
Son of
Damian Garczyński. Father of
Franciszek Garczyńsk,
Stefan Garczyński and
Edward Garczyński.
Works
* Anatomia Rzeczypospolitey Polskiej (1749) is his most famous work, where he argued for the need of economic reforms and against the
mercantilism economic system. He was also in favour of the better treatment of peasants and abolition of
serfdom
Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery, which deve ...
, opposed the abuse of
liberum veto. He tried to carry out some economic reforms in his own estate.
Quotes
* "If more effort would be put to educating children, the country would be better and wealthier"
** Gdyby miano większe staranie w edukacyi dzieci, byłby kraj obfitszy i bogatszy”!
* "All good qualities that can exist under the sun are based on justice"
** Wszystkie cnoty, które tylko pod słońcem być mogą, najwięcej funduja się na sprawiedliwości.
* "It's easiest to cheat those most loving.
nd it'sthe worst."
** Najłatwiej oszukiwać najbardziej kochających. I najpodlej
* "A smile and good humor are signs that you dominate your fate."
** Uśmiech i humor to znak zwycięskiego górowania nad losem
Notes
Some sources give the date of death as 1755.
External links
Article about Stefan Garczyński
1690 births
1756 deaths
Polish male writers
18th-century Polish–Lithuanian writers
17th-century Polish nobility
18th-century male writers
People from Zbąszyń
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