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Also Known As Maria Łączyńska
Born December 7, 1786 • Poland
Died December 15, 1817 (aged 31) • Paris • France
Notable Family Members son Alexandre-Florian-Joseph Colonna, Comte Walewski
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Wojciech Adalbert Zywny
Polish musician
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Hilary Koprowski
Polish-born virologist
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Sheldon Glueck
American criminologist
John Paul II
St. John Paul II
pope
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish astronomer
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
British writer
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Polish-French composer and pianist
Mateusz Morawiecki
Mateusz Morawiecki
prime minister of Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk smiling in a suit and tie, standing in front of blurred red, yellow, and green flags.
Donald Tusk
prime minister of Poland
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Polish general and statesman
Józef Piłsudski
Józef Piłsudski
Polish revolutionary and statesman
Władysław Gomułka
Władysław Gomułka
Polish politician
Carel Allardt: engraving of Jan (John III) Sobieski
John III Sobieski
king of Poland
Iga Swiatek smiles and holds up the French Open women's singles trophy while wearing a white cap and sleeveless tennis outfit at Roland Garros in Paris.
Iga Świątek
Polish tennis player
Marie Curie
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist
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Stanisław Leśniewski
Polish logician and mathematician
Miroslav Klose lifts the World Cup trophy surrounded by jubilant German teammates, including Bastian Schweinsteiger and Benedikt Howedes, after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Miroslav Klose
German football (soccer) player
Casimir III
Casimir III
king of Poland
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Henri Tajfel
Polish-born British social psychologist
King Casimir IV
Casimir IV
king of Poland