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Facts

Born 1530 • Poland
Died August 22, 1584 (aged 54) • Lublin • Poland
Notable Works “Laments” • “The Dismissal of the Greek Envoys”

Photos

Jan Kochanowski, marble bust, c. 1610; in a private collection.
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Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, lithograph by François Le Villain after a portrait by Fabian Sarnecki.
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Polish writer
Słowacki, Juliusz
Juliusz Słowacki
Polish author
Asnyk, Adam
Adam Asnyk
Polish author
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Tadeusz Różewicz
Polish poet and playwright
Norwid, Cyprian
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet
Stanisław Wyspiański, self-portrait; in the National Museum in Kraków, Poland.
Stanisław Wyspiański
Polish dramatist and painter
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Antoni Słonimski
Polish writer and translator
Ary Scheffer: Zygmunt Krasiński
Zygmunt Krasiński
Polish poet and dramatist
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Tadeusz Miciński
Polish writer
Stanisław Przybyszewski.
Stanisław Przybyszewski
Polish author
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Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin
Polish author
Coornhert, Dirck Volckertszoon
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert
Dutch author
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Jerzy Andrzejewski
Polish author
Stefan Żeromski, pastel by Leon Wyczótłkowski, 1904; in the National Museum, Kraków, Poland.
Stefan Żeromski
Polish author
Peretz, I.L.
I.L. Peretz
Polish-Jewish writer
Fredro, Aleksander
Aleksander Fredro
Polish dramatist
Mrozek
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish playwright and satirist
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Leon Kruczkowski
Polish author
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
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Wojciech Bogusławski
Polish dramatist

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