Andrzej Kochanowski (1542–1596) was a Polish nobleman, poet and translator. He was Jan Kochanowski's younger brother and Piotr Kochanowski's paternal uncle. He was the fourth son of , judge of Sandomierz, and his wife Anna of the Białaczowski-Odrowąż family. He married Zofia Sobieska and became father of (among others) Jan and Samuel.
Jan Zamoyski, the great chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland, was Andrzej Kochanowski's patron and suggested that he translate Virgil's Aeneid. Kochanowski's version of Virgil's epic poem, published in 1590,Encyklopedia Gutenberga is among the most important Polish translations of the 16th century.Roman Krzywy, Epos heroiczny – niespełnione marzenie staropolskich twórców? [Heroic epic poem - unfulfilled dream of Old Polish poets?], http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/epos_heroiczny_niespelnione_marzenie_staropolskich_tworcow.html (in Polish) Kochanowski also translated works by Plutarch.
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