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Other name spelling variants include Hussoviensis, Hussovianus, Ussovius, Hussowski, Gusowski). (c 1480 – c 1533) was a Belarusian and Polish early Renaissance poet and humanist, and cultural and social activist. His most notable work is Carmen de statura..bisontis (Song aboutthe bison).
Little is known of his life, except during the 1520s.
His place of birth is alternatively stated as Husów/Hussowo near Łańcut or in an unspecified Belarusian village with similarly sounding name (there are many Belarusian toponyms of the Usava, Husau, Usa kind Some folkloristic features in the works of Husowski may point to regions in vicinity of Hrodna). He was a catholic priest (from 1518) and apostolic notary for Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Hussowczyk was a citizen of the multinational Grand Duchy of Lithuania. As a side-effect of this, along with his uncertain birthplace, modern Polish, Lithuanian and Belarusian researchers tend to ascribe works of Husowski to their respective cultural heritages.
Hussowczyk became a courtier of Erazm Ciołek, the Bishop of Płock.
In 1521 he accompanied the bishop on his year-long journey to Rome and he returned to Poland after Ciołek"s death, settling in Krakow, where he probably had his ordination.