Bookseller, social activist, mayor of Krakow. Daniel’s son. He studied mathematics and natural sciences at the Jagiellonian University, and after his death, he took over the bookstores at the Main Square. He gathered a collection of engravings for the history of Poland – now they are in the Historical Museum.
Bookseller, Daniel’s brother, and son of John. Born in Krakow in 1811, died in Warsaw in 1873. After the outbreak of the November Uprising, he crossed the border and joined the 5 th Lancers Regiment, with which he fought in the entire insurgent company. Then he learned the profession of
Watchmaker, son of Jan Jerzy Fryderyk and brother of Daniel Edward. Born and died in Kraków in 1808-1891. He did not follow the path trodden by the family, but he learned the profession of a watchmaker, achieving a two-time championship in this profession. He produced wall and standing clocks, signed
Bookseller, bookbinder, publisher, born in Krakow in 1802, died in Krzeszowice in 1855. The son of Jan Jerzy Fryderyk, he acquired his knowledge from him and from his travels. He worked in his father’s bookstore, but after a few years he also started his own. After his father’s death, he
Bookbinder, bookseller, the youngest of the sons of Pastor Karol Fryderyk and Elżbieta Rebecca Sybil. He was born in 1771 in Deuten, and died in 1834 in Kraków. After learning the profession of a bookbinder, Jan Jerzy Fryderyk left his hometown to perfect his profession while traveling around the world,
A family of famous Krakow gardeners. Karol came to Krakow in 1857 from Opole Silesia, brought by Count. Piotr Moszczynski, for whom he established an English park and a flower garden at his palace in Lubicz. He was educated in gardening in Germany and England. Karol’s son, also a gardener,
Family from the Bavarian town of Deutenheim, near Wurzburg. Pastor Karol Fryderyk Friedlein lived there with his wife Elżbieta Rebeka Sibyl née Steinhauserin, they had nine children. The young people went all over the world, but one of them came to Krakow. A family legend said that they were not
In 1992, the Association of Polish Artists and Designers informed the authorities of Krakow of their readiness to take over Fort 31 for the establishment of the International Center for Contemporary Art in it. It was part of the former Austrian fortress around Krakow. It was built in the mid-19th
Stucco artist, sculptor, Italian architect, born in Chiasso near Como, died in Brno, Moravia. He came from Italy around 1679 to Moravia where he worked as a decorator of the bishop’s residence in Kromieryż, then in Olomouc, in the castle of Schebetau et al. He came to Poland for the
Architect, Italian sculptor. He died in 1516 in Kraków. He came to Poland from Hungary as the first Italian Renaissance artist. The royal builder and architect worked at the courts of King Aleksander Jagiellończyk, Elżbieta Rakuszanka, the wife of Sigismund I the Old. His greatest work was the construction of