Jan Aleksander Gorczyn
Jan Aleksander Gorczyn (* 1618 in Kraków ; † after 1704) was a Polish printer, publisher, engraver, writer and composer.
Gorczyn studied from 1634 at the art faculty of the Krakow Academy, but without obtaining a degree, and then became a printer. In 1647 he published the arithmetic textbook Nowy sposób arytmetyki and Tabulatura muzyki, albo Zaprawa muzykalna , a music manual . 1661–62 he lived in Warsaw, where he edited the weekly Merkuryusz Polski . Gaude's own composition was mentioned in the 19th century, but is now considered lost.
literature
- Leonard Lepszy : Gorczyn, Jan Alexander . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 14 : Giddens-Gress . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1921, p. 395–396 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Commons : Jan Aleksander Gorczyn - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ according to Thieme / Becker 1645–1704 in Cracow as active , other sources speak of a year of death 1695 or after 1694
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gorczyn, Jan Aleksander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gorczyn, Jan Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish printer, publisher, engraver, writer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1618 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krakow |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1704 |