Jędrzej Kitowicz
Jędrzej Kitowicz ( December 1, 1728 - April 3, 1804 ) was a Polish clergyman and historian.
Nothing is known about the origin of Kitowicz. He attended school in Warsaw and was then secretary in the service of the Benedictine abbot Michał Lipski for several years . In 1768 he joined the Bar Confederation . He initially served under Ignacy Skarbek-Malczewski , took part in the battles of Radom and Czestochowa, commanded the Confederate cavalry in Poznan and most recently worked in the headquarters of General Józef Zaremba .
In 1771 he began to study at the Theological Missionary Seminary of the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, despite a lack of previous education. In 1777 he was ordained in Włocławek, in 1781 he became pastor in Rzeczyca. Here he began to organize historical materials that he had collected since 1743, and from which his two historical works were created: Pamiętniki, czyli Historia polska and Opis obyczajów za panowania Augusta III. Both were used as important sources from the time of Saxon rule in Poland by authors such as Fryderyk Skarbek , Józef Ignacy Kraszewski , Henryk Rzewuski and Henryk Sienkiewicz .
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| SURNAME | Kitowicz, Jędrzej |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish clergyman and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1728 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1804 |