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mathematician, professor at the Jagiellonian University, social activist, born in Warsaw, died in Kraków. After graduating from high school, he entered the military, fought in the campaigns of 1809 and 1812-13. He was wounded, decorated with the Golden Cross of Virtuti Militari, artillery captain of the Polish Army, and then

Sculptor born in Warsaw, died in Rome. He studied at the school of fine arts in Warsaw, then in Dresden, Berlin, Vienna and Paris. He created beautiful figures, eclectic allegorical sculptures, busts and medallions, but the most famous work of his authorship is the Adam Mickiewicz Monument in the Main

Poet, playwright, prose writer, translator, born and died in Krakow. He studied law at the Jagiellonian University, where he obtained his doctorate and continued his studies in Berlin. Later, he lived in Warsaw, where he collaborated with “Gazeta Polska”. He married the daughter of a peasant from Bronowice Małe, Wyspiański

Painter born in Mława, died in Kraków. In the years 1917-1920 she studied painting at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, then in 1921-1924 she continued her studies at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In 1924 she left for Paris with a group of artists creating the so-called Paris

Patriot, conspirator, daughter of Samuel Różycki – general of division during the November Uprising, grew up in Krakow with her maternal grandmother Anna Szasterowa. During the Spring of Nations, she collected contributions for national purposes, distributed Giuseppe Mazzini’s appeals, forbidden books, national poetry and other illegal prints. She appropriated the

Farmer, chemist and brigadier general, born and died in Kraków. He studied at the Jagiellonian University, and studied philosophy and chemistry in Switzerland. He obtained his doctorate in philosophy at the Jagiellonian University. In 1914-1915 in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in the Polish Legions, in 1915 and a year later

Art historian born in Krakow,son of Karol Hubert. He studied art history at the Jagiellonian University and obtained his doctorate there. The main subject of his work is dawn painting, a curator since 1965, currently curator of the Czartoryski collection of the National Museum. Inspirator and initiator of excellent exhibitions,

Historian born and died in Kraków. Karol Hubert’s son, during the occupation he was a history student at the Philosophy Department of the secret Jagiellonian University. From 1955 he was a researcher at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences, from 1961 professor M. in 1961 –

Poet, prose writer, son of Karol, born and died in Kraków. Participant of the September Campaign, he fought in Polish military formations in France and England. He took part in the Allied invasion of France. After the war, he settled in Scotland, where he studied philosophy in Edinburgh. In 1971

Playwright, poet and political activist, born in 1877 and died in 1938 in Krakow. A member of the National League in 1926 to 33 belonged to the Great Poland Camp, from 1933 to the People’s Party and elected on his behalf to the City Council in Krakow. He was active