Key Facts • Renowned Polish writer and painter (1896-1993) who studied at both Warsaw and Kraków Academies of Fine Arts • War hero decorated with the Order of Virtuti Militari for exceptional bravery in the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921) • Katyn Massacre survivor – one of approximately 400 Polish officers who
Key Facts • Polish count and renowned numismatist (1828-1896), born in Stańków, present-day Belarus • Created one of the world's most comprehensive Polish numismatic collections with over 60,000 specimens • Served as governor of Veliky Novgorod (1863) and deputy governor of St. Petersburg • Published the groundbreaking five-volume "Catalogue de
Key Facts • Polish painter born in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (1841) and died in Kraków (1922) • Self-taught artist who later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków • Government scholarship recipient (1870) for studies in Vienna • Specialized in historical, religious paintings, still lifes, and landscapes • Collaborated
Key Facts • Born in 1783 in Kęty, died in 1868 in Kraków – lived 85 years during Poland's partition period • Moved to Kraków in 1797 at age 14 and remained there for 71 transformative years • Worked 20 years in Antoni Grobel's bookshop before establishing his own antiquarian
Key Facts Born in Drohobycz in 1856, died in Kraków in 1879 at just 23 years old Most talented among his artistic brothers in a family of painters Pioneered post-impressionist tendencies in Polish art, predating international recognition of the movement by several years¹ Studied across multiple European art centers: Lviv,
Key Facts • Benedictine monk who lived at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries and authored the first major work of Polish historical literature • Wrote the "Chronicle of the Poles" (Chronica et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum), covering Polish history from legendary times until 1113 • Worked
Key Facts • Polish sculptor born and died in Kraków (1833-1897) • Participant in the January Uprising of 1863 • Educated at the Krakow School of Fine Arts and Vienna Academy • Professor of sculpture at SSP (1876-1889) • Created several prominent monuments in Kraków including Nicolaus Copernicus and King
Key Facts • Born in Kraków in 1888, died tragically in a plane crash near Piaseczno in the 1930s • Multi-talented musician who mastered organ, piano, cello, and flute • Graduate of prestigious institutions: Sobieski Gymnasium and Jagiellonian University (law degree) • Studied music under renowned composers Władysław Żeleński and
Key Facts Born: 1877 in Cieszków, Died: 1963 in Kraków Professions: Set designer, graphic artist, painter, director, and professor Education: Munich University of Technology, Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, specialized studies in Vienna, Paris, and London Key positions: Director of Słowacki Theater, Professor at Academy of Fine Arts, Set
Key Facts Master watchmaker active in 19th century Kraków (1808-1891) Two-time champion in his profession, demonstrating exceptional skill [1] Son of Jan Jerzy Fryderyk Friedlein and brother of Daniel Edward Friedlein Specialized in wall and standing clocks with distinctive mechanisms and decorative frames Created innovative timepieces with musical systems playing