Maciej Stryjkowski | |
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| Coat of arms | Leliwa |
| Born | c. 1547 Stryków, Kingdom of Poland |
| Died | c. 1593 |
Maciej Stryjkowski (also referred to as Strykowski and Strycovius;[1] c. 1547 – c. 1593) was a Polish[2] historian, writer and a poet, known as the author of Chronicle of Poland, Lithuania, Samogitia and all of Ruthenia (1582). The work is generally considered to be the first printed book on the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[3]
- ^ Nowa encyklopedia powszechna PWN. t. 6, 1997
- ^ Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia (1993). Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian toimituksia. Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia. p. 134. ISBN 978-951-41-0742-9.
The most exhaustive sixteenth-century history of Lithuania was produced by Maciej Stryjkowski (Mathias Striicovius, 1547-1585), a Pole who spent most of his life in Lithuania.
- ^ Czesława Osipowicz. "Polacy - twórcy na Litwie (Poles - Creating in Lithuania)". Świat Polonii (in Polish). Wspólnota Polska. Retrieved 2006-06-28.