August Fryderyk Moszyński

August Fryderyk Moszyński (January 25, 1731 in Dresden – June 11, 1786 in Padua) was Great Pantler of the Kingdom of Poland,[1] collector, economist and freemason.[2]

He was a son of Jan Kanty Moszyński, the Under Treasurer of August II the Strong and Fredericka Alexandrine Cosel, the natural daughter of the same king. Born and raised in Dresden, Moszyński was educated at the local military school and studied architecture under Gaetano Chiaveri. He became friends with the future King of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, who later invited him to the Warsaw court. Poniatowski made Moszyński a member of the Treasury Council and commissioner of the Royal Mint. In 1765, Moszyński started working as director of royal construction and director of the theater. After 1772, he oversaw the royal private collections.[3][4] Moszyński designed churches in Tarnopol and Mikulińce.[2] He died in Padua, Italy.[4][2]

References

  1. ↑ Maciejko, Paweł (2011). The Mixed Multitude: Jacob Frank and the Frankist Movement, 1755-1816. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 218.
  2. 1 2 3 (in Polish) "Moszyński August Fryderyk. Polski Słownik Biograficzny". wilanow-palac.pl. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Wyka, Ewa (2013). "Collections of Experimental Natural Philosophy in Eighteenth-Century Poland". In Bennettt, Jim; Talas, Sofia. Cabinets of Experimental Philosophy in Eighteenth-Century Europe. BRILL. p. 178.
  4. 1 2 East and West, the Common European Heritage. Jagiellonian University Museum. 2006. pp. 32–33.



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