Józef Naronowicz-Naroński

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Jan Józef Gozdawa Naronowicz-Naroński (* 1610 probably in Kėdainiai ; † 1678 in Königsberg , East Prussia ) was a Polish builder , mathematician and engineer , geodist and cartographer in the Prussian service.

Life

Naronowicz-Naroński attended the Calvinist high school in Kėdainiai and probably also studied in Holland . Since 1644 he was in the service of Prince Janusz Radziwiłł (1612–1655) and designed until 1655 plans for his cities in Belarus and Lithuania . In 1650 he wrote his work The art of mathematical sciences , related to optics, geometry and military fortifications. He became an important builder of fortifications.

After Janusz Radziwill's death, Naronowicz-Naroński had to emigrate as an anti-Trinitarian with his cousin Bogusław Radziwiłł (1620–1669) to the Duchy of Prussia, where Bogusław Radziwiłł was governor of Prussia in the service of the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg from 1657 . Naronowicz-Naroński also placed himself in the service of the Great Elector and became his surveyor.

On behalf of the Elector, he created a canal plan for the Masurian Lake District, among other things , which was only implemented in several construction phases from 1765 to 1849. Prassen Castle ( Rastenburg district , East Prussia) (construction period 1610–1620) was also rebuilt by him in the period 1667/1668.

Works (selection)

  • The art of mathematical sciences , 1650
  • Architectura militaris , 1659
  • Budownictwo Wojenne , 1659
  • Kartografia , 2002, reprint from 1659
  • Districtus Rheinensis ... Anno 1663 (reproduced map), in: Communications of the Literary Society Masovia, Zeszyt XXXI, Giżycko 1928

literature

  • Jan Szeliga: Rêkopismienne mapy Prus Książęcych Józefa Naronowicza-Narońskiego [ok. 1610–1678] z lat 1660–1678 [Maps of Ducal Prussia by Józef Naronowicz-Naroński from the Years 1660–1678] . In: Ziemie dawnych Prus Wschodnich w kartografii . Materiały z XVI Ogólnopolskiej Konferencji Historyków Kartografii, Ed .: Piotr Grabowski, Olsztyn 1997
  • Karol Buczek: The History of Polish Cartography (From the 15th to the 18th Century) , Amsterdam 1982
  • Z. Lietz: Józef Naronowicz-Naroński - cartographer Prus Ksiazecych (ok. 1616–1678) , Komunikaty Mazursko-Warminskie, 1969, no. 1 (103), pages 19-33
  • Naroński (Naronowicz-Naroński) Józef . In: Polski słownik biograficzny , No. 22, 1977, pages 546-548
  • Rasa Seibutytė: Lithuania Minor on the Prussian maps of the 18th century , in: Annaberger Annalen 15 (2007), pp. 89–113.

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personal data
SURNAME Naronowicz-Naroński, Józef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Naronsky, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish builder and geodesist in Prussian service
DATE OF BIRTH 1610
PLACE OF BIRTH Kėdainiai , Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH 1678
Place of death Königsberg (Prussia)