He was the pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Chicago, then the largest Polish church in the country, with 40,000 in the parish. In his early twenties, he began experimenting with the cloth, using steel shavings, moss, and hair. In his research, he came upon the work of Dr. George E. Goodfellow,[citation needed] who had written about the bullet-resistive properties of silk.[4] In his mid-thirties he discovered a way to weave the silk, to enable it to capture the bullet, while visiting weaving mills in Vienna, Austria and Aachen, Germany. A 1⁄8 in (3.175 mm) thick, four-ply bulletproof vest produced there was able to protect the wearer from the lower velocity pistol bullets of that era.
Tests of the bulletproof vest by Jan Szczepanik and Zeglen in 1901—Mr. Borzykowski (friend of Szczepanik) shoots his servant.
"Three Grades of Fabric", Brooklyn Eagle, 9 October 1902
Łotysz, Sławomir. "Mnich wynalazca" (Monk-inventor). Polonia (Chicago) Vol. 13, No. 1-2 (2007) pp. 68–71, and Vol. 14, No. 3-4 (2007) pp. 64–67.
Articles in Nowy Dziennik (a Polish Daily News) published in New York City): Kuloodporny ksiądz (Bulletproof priest), 5 May 2006; Polski ksiądz i Polski Edison (A Polish priest and the Polish Edison), 13 May 2006; Od habitu do opony (From a Religious habit to a tire), 20 May 2006.
External linksedit
The Monk Who Stopped Bullets with Silk: Inventing the Bulletproof Vest, article from Culture.pl
BULLETPROOF, podcast episode about Żegleń from Stories From The Eastern West
Referencesedit
^Łotysz, Sławomir (1 October 2014). "Tailored to the Times: The Story of Casimir Zeglen's Silk Bullet-Proof Vest". Arms & Armour. pp. 164–186.
^David Goldenberg (31 March 2016). "The Story Behind the Bulletproof Photo Craze". atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^Maev Kennedy (29 July 2014). "Tests prove that a bulletproof silk vest could have stopped the first world war". theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^Edwards, Josh (2 May 1980). "George Goodfellow's Medical Treatment of Stomach Wounds Became Legendary". The Prescott Courier. pp. 3–5.
December 20, 2023
casimir, zeglen, polish, kazimierz, Żegleń, march, 1869, before, 1927, citation, needed, polish, catholic, priest, invented, silk, bulletproof, vest, late, 19th, century, vowed, member, resurrectionists, reverendcrbornkazimierz, Żegleń, 1869, march, 1869kaczan. Casimir Zeglen CR Polish Kazimierz Zeglen 4 March 1869 before 1927 citation needed was a Polish Catholic priest who invented a silk bulletproof vest in the late 19th century 1 2 3 He was a vowed member of the Resurrectionists The ReverendCasimir ZeglenCRBornKazimierz Zeglen 1869 03 04 March 4 1869Kaczanowka Austria Hungary now Ukraine Died1927 1927 00 00 aged 57 58 unknownNationalityPolishAlma materWarsaw University of TechnologyOccupationpriestKnown forinvention of bulletproof vest Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 Sources 4 External links 5 ReferencesLife and career editBorn in 1869 in Kaczanowka near Tarnopol at the age of 18 he entered the Resurrectionist Order in Lwow today Lviv In 1890 he moved to the United States In 1893 after the assassination of Carter Harrison Sr the mayor of Chicago he worked on an improved silk bulletproof vest In 1897 he worked on it with Jan Szczepanik It saved the life of Alfonso XIII the King of Spain his carriage was covered with Szczepanik s bulletproof armour when a bomb exploded near it He was the pastor of St Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Chicago then the largest Polish church in the country with 40 000 in the parish In his early twenties he began experimenting with the cloth using steel shavings moss and hair In his research he came upon the work of Dr George E Goodfellow citation needed who had written about the bullet resistive properties of silk 4 In his mid thirties he discovered a way to weave the silk to enable it to capture the bullet while visiting weaving mills in Vienna Austria and Aachen Germany A 1 8 in 3 175 mm thick four ply bulletproof vest produced there was able to protect the wearer from the lower velocity pistol bullets of that era nbsp Tests of the bulletproof vest by Jan Szczepanik and Zeglen in 1901 Mr Borzykowski friend of Szczepanik shoots his servant He died in 1927 See also editList of Poles Timeline of Polish science and technologySources edit Three Grades of Fabric Brooklyn Eagle 9 October 1902 Lotysz Slawomir Mnich wynalazca Monk inventor Polonia Chicago Vol 13 No 1 2 2007 pp 68 71 and Vol 14 No 3 4 2007 pp 64 67 Articles in Nowy Dziennik a Polish Daily News published in New York City Kuloodporny ksiadz Bulletproof priest 5 May 2006 Polski ksiadz i Polski Edison A Polish priest and the Polish Edison 13 May 2006 Od habitu do opony From a Religious habit to a tire 20 May 2006 External links editThe Monk Who Stopped Bullets with Silk Inventing the Bulletproof Vest article from Culture pl BULLETPROOF podcast episode about Zeglen from Stories From The Eastern WestReferences edit Lotysz Slawomir 1 October 2014 Tailored to the Times The Story of Casimir Zeglen s Silk Bullet Proof Vest Arms amp Armour pp 164 186 David Goldenberg 31 March 2016 The Story Behind the Bulletproof Photo Craze atlasobscura com Retrieved 4 May 2023 Maev Kennedy 29 July 2014 Tests prove that a bulletproof silk vest could have stopped the first world war theguardian com Retrieved 4 May 2023 Edwards Josh 2 May 1980 George Goodfellow s Medical Treatment of Stomach Wounds Became Legendary The Prescott Courier pp 3 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Casimir Zeglen amp oldid 1176653121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
