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Józef Andrzej Załuski
Józef Andrzej Załuski (12 January 1702 – 7 January 1774) was a Polish Catholic priest, Bishop of Kiev, sponsor of science and culture, and known bibliophile. A member of Polish nobility (szlachta) of Kościesza Coat of Arms, he is perhaps most famous as as the founder of the Załuski Library, one of the largest 18th-century collections of books in the world with his brother Andrzej Stanisław Załuski] he was raised by his uncles ([[Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski, bishop of Warmia, and Ludwik Załuski, bishop of Płock).
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