Marcin Szlachciński
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Marcin Szlachciński (Latin: Martinus Slachcinius; 1511/1512 - 1600)[1] was a Polish renaissance scholar; Polish, Latin and Ancient Greek translator;[2][3] poet; philosopher[4] and professor at the Jagiellonian University.[5]
Szlachciński was born in the village of Szlachcin in the Greater Poland Voivodeship as part of the Polish Szlachta, and used the Nowina coat of arms.[6][7][8] He studied at the Jagiellonian University where he obtained the degree of magister, and later became a professor.
In 1585, Szlachciński became a member of the Brotherhood of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, which is associated with the Confraternity of the Rosary.[9] In 1590, Szlachciński became the parson of Zielonki.[10]
He married a noble-born woman, Zofia Zberkowska of the Wczele coat of arms.[11] In the second half of the 16th century, Szlachciński was recorded as the owner of Szlachcin.[12]
