Wojciech Wincenty Wielądko (; 1744/49–1822) was a Polish historian, poet, playwright, translator, lexicographer and food writer. He is best known for his work on

Polish heraldry Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic sys ...

entitled ' (''Heraldry, or Description of the Families and Kinship of the Nobility of Poland and the

Grand Duchy of Lithuania The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 Partitions of Poland, ...

with their Coats of Arms''), as well as for his translation from French of Menon's cookbook ', first published in 1783 as ' (''The Perfect Cook''). ''Kucharz doskonały'' is mentioned in the portrayal of an Old Polish banquet in ''

Pan Tadeusz ''Pan Tadeusz'' (full title: ''Sir Thaddeus, or the Last Foray in Lithuania: A Nobility's Tale of the Years 1811–1812, in Twelve Books of Verse'') is an epic poem by the Polish people, Polish poet, writer, translator and philosopher Adam Micki ...

'', the Polish national epic, but it was apparently confused with '' Compendium ferculorum'', another Polish cookbook.„Pieśni ogromnych dwanaście..."
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