Stanisław Jachowicz (17 April 1796 in Dzików near

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- 24 December 1857 in

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) was a Polish educator, poet and children's book author. He is regarded as the founding father of children's literature in Poland. Jachowicz was born to a not wealthy

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family in Dzików near

. He left home when he was 8 years old and entered various schools. He eventually studied at the Philosophical Faculty of the

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. Jachowicz devoted most of his life to children. He wrote numerous fairy tales, founded the first daily newspaper for children in Europe and wrote the first song book for children in Poland. He also financially supported orphans from the

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and poor children of Warsaw.

Works

* ''Bajki i powieści'' (1824) * ''Bajki i powiastki (vol. 1-4)'' (1842-1847) * ''Sto nowych powiastek'' (1853) * ''Źródło wiadomości dla dziatek polskich'' (1849) * ''Pisma różne wierszem'' (1853) * ''Śpiewy dla dzieci'' (1854) * ''Rady wuja dla siostrzenic'' (1855) * ''Rozrywki dla młodzieży rzemieślniczej (vol. 1-2)'' (1856–1857) * ''Dzieciom na pamiątkę. Wiązanka z dziejów Polski'' (1900)

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* 1796 births 1857 deaths Polish educators Polish male poets Polish children's writers Polish children's poets People from Tarnobrzeg University of Lviv alumni 19th-century poets {{Poland-writer-stub

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