Zachariasiewicz was born on 11 September 1823 in Radymno. During 1842–44 he was a prisoner of Špilberk Castle. Co-editor of Tygodnik Polski, where he published poemMachabeusze. For publishing this work and also for participation in Revolutions of 1848, Zachariasiewicz was imprisoned in Terezín for two years.
He was a nephew or grandnephew of the bishop Franciszek Zachariasiewicz (1770–1845).