People

Józef Babiński, famous neurologist, was a son of Warsaw emigrant, he was born in Paris in 1857. He studied medicine in Paris, got his doctor degree in 1885 and then worked in the hospital De La Pitie. He was also a passionate scientist. In 1896 he described the phenomenon of

Axentowicz Teodor was a painter and professor in the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. He was born in 1859 in Braszów in Hungary in Armenian family, studied in universities of Lviv, Munich and even Paris, met such famous artists as Władysław Mickiewicz, Sara Bernard or Wojciech Kossak. He was

Adrić Ivo was born in 1892 and died in1975. He was a Yugoslav writer, Noble laureate, his works were translated to many languages. In 1912-1914 he was studying at Jagiellonian University, where his teachers were Stanisław Windakiewicz, Ignacy Chrzanowski, Marian Zdziechowski, Michał Sobieski. While in Krakow Ivo was living at

Mączyński Franciszek was an architect born in Wadowice in 1874. He studied in Krakow, Vienna and Paris. He was the author of many construction studies and the conservator of St. Mary’s Basilica for 25 years. The main achievements of Mączyński In collaboration with Tadeusz Stryjeński he was working on: construction

Koźmian Kajetan was a poet, critic and journalist, politician and opponent of the November Uprising born in Gałęzów in 1771. He wrote many poems, epics and publications of a historiographic nature. He is famous for such works as: “Stefan Czarniecki” ‘Żywot Staszica” (“Life of Staszic”) “O życiu Tadeusza Kościuszki” (“About

Kossak Leon was a painter, Juliusz’s younger brother, born in Nowy Wiśnicz in 1827. He served in the Austrian army, fought in the corps of general Bem in Hungary (1848), later lived in Paris and Australia. In 1860 he fought in Garibaldi’s troops, in 1863 he fought in the January

During a walk around Krakow City Centre, you shall see that the medieval part of the city is surrounded by a park. Have you ever wondered who was the initiator of the Planty Park establishment? It was Florian Straszewski, who has been commemorated with a monument located at the outlet

Malczewski Rafał was a painter, writer and mountaineer. He was born in 1892 in Kraków. He is the son of Jacek Malczewski. He studied architecture, philosophy and painting in Krakow and Vienna. He became a member of the group “Rytm”. Malczewski painted mainly mountain and industrial landscapes. In addition, he

Kossak Jerzy was a painter and a son of the equally outstanding painter Wojciech Kossak. He was born in 1886 in Kraków. He attended the Cadet School. He often collaborated with his father – they painted pictures together and signed them together. He mainly painted battle, historical and hunting scenes.

Korpal Michał Adam was a sculptor. He was born in 1825 and was the father of Michał Stefan Korpal. He performed his work rather anonymously. There are assumptions that some of the old tombstones on the Rakowicki Cemetery were made by him. He participated in an underground gathering of volunteers