People

Abraham ben Jacob was born in the year 912 or 913. He was a traveler as well as a Jewish-Arab merchant from Tortosa, Spain. Abraham ben Jacob wrote about Poland in the accounts of his trip to Germany and the Czech Republic. He calls Poland the land of Mieszko I

Konicz Tadeusz, or Kuntze, is a Polish painter born in Zielona Góra in 1733. When he was young, he worked as an assistant in the kitchen at the court of the bishop of Płock and the canon of Kraków, Andrzej Stanisław Załuski. His painting talent was noticed there and Tadeusz

Kołłątaj Hugo, born in 1750 in Derkały Wielkie in Volhynia, was a famous Polish education reformer, writer, canon of Krakow and doctor of philosophy of the Krakow Academy (Polish: Akademia Krakowska, which is now called the Jagiellonian University). Achievements of Hugo Kołłątaj in Krakow Kołłątaj came to Krakow in 1777

Hukan Karol was a sculptor born in 1888 in Mikulińce in Podolia. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and most of his sculptures are located in this city. He was one of the members of the advisory commission on the reconstruction of St. Mary’s Basilica. In

List of polish Kings and Princes of the Krakow District: Mieszko I (963-992) Bolesław Chrobry (992-1025) Mieszko II (1025-1034) Bolesław Mieszkowic (1034-1038) Kazimierz I Odnowiciel (1038-1058) Bolesław Śmiały (1058-1079) Władysław Herman (1079-1102) Bolesław Krzywousty (1102-1138) Władysław II (1138-1146) Bolesław Kędzierzawy (1146-1173) Mieszko Stary (1173-1177) Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy (1177-1194) Leszek Biały

Jałbrzykowska Agnieszka, born in 1818, was a resident of Podgórze, today one of Krakow‘s districts. In 1887 she was, as the first woman in Krakow, officially recognized as an Honorary Citizen of the City of Podgórze for promoting education. For over 50 years she kept a female salary in Podgórze.

Jadwiga from Łobzów was a poet, teacher and community worker. Her real name is Jadwiga z Zubrzyckich Strokowej and she was born in 1854 in Tłuste. She was an activist of the Folk School Society (Polish: Towarzystwo Szkoły Ludowej), as well as the author of many books for children and

Kremer Karol was an architect, restorer and builder. He was born in 1812 in Krakow. He studied at the Jagiellonian University, later became a builder and then director of construction. He married Maria Grabowska. Karol Estreicher was his brother-in-law. The main contribution of Karol Kremer was the introduction of modern fire

Anczyc Władysław Marceli was born in 1894, he was a doctor of musicology and a pianist. He was a son of Anczyc Wacław, famous Krakow printer and historian, and he became the last one in Anczyc dynasty. He inherited the family business, printing house, in 1938, but in fact it

Anczyc Wacław was born in 1866, he was a printer, owner of the printing house, historian. His farther was Anczyc Władysław Ludwik, famous Krakow writer, poet and printer. Wacław was studying history first at Jagiellonian University, then in Lipsk. After his farther’s death in 1883 he inherited his printing house.