ADAM STANISLAS NARUSZEWICZ
\ˈadəm stˈanɪsləz nˈɑːɹəszjˌuːɪkz], \ˈadəm stˈanɪsləz nˈɑːɹəszjˌuːɪkz], \ˈa_d_ə_m s_t_ˈa_n_ɪ_s_l_ə_z n_ˈɑː_ɹ_ə_s_z_j_ˌuː_ɪ_k_z]\
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A Polish historian and poet; born in Lithuania, 1733; died 1796. He entered the Jesuit order and became a bishop, devoting his leisure to literature. His masterpiece is a "History of the Polish People" (new ed. 10 vols., 1836). His idyls and satires are the best of his poetic pieces. He made a good Polish version of Tacitus.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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