Marcin Szlachciński ( ''Latin'': ''Martinus Slachcinius''; 1511/1512 - 1600) was a Polish renaissance scholar; Polish,

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and

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translator; poet; philosopher and professor at the

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Personal life

Szlachciński was born in the village of Szlachcin in the

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as part of the Polish Szlachta, and used the Nowina coat of arms. He studied at the

where he obtained the degree of magister, and later became a professor. In 1585, Szlachciński became a member of the Brotherhood of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, which is associated with the

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. In 1590, Szlachciński became the

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of Zielonki. He married a noble-born woman, Zofia Zberkowska of the Wczele coat of arms. In the second half of the

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, Szlachciński was recorded as the

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of Szlachcin.

Selected works

*''In Felicem Cracoviam Ingressvm Serenissimi Principis Ac Domini, Domini Sigismundi eius nominis Tertij, Dei gratia electi Poloniae, et Succiae designati regis, Magni ducis Lithuaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masouiae, etc. etc. Carmen gratulatorium'', print. 1587; *''In Insignia Reuerendi et Excellentissimi viri Domini Thomae Rhacusani epigrammata'', print 1586.

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1510s births Year of death unknown {{Poland-academic-bio-stub

Personal life

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