Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a Polish "Messianist" philosopher, pedagogist, journalist and Freemason, and the chief represent

Was a Polish "Messianist" philosopher, pedagogist, journalist and Freemason, and the chief representative of the Polish Messianist "national philosophy."[1]He published his first work in 1837 in German, but from 1842 he wrote only in Polish, beginning with Chowanna, czyli system pedagogiki narodowej jako umiejetnosci wychowania, nauki i oswiaty, slowem wyksztalcenia naszej mlodziezy (Chowanna, or the System of National Pedagogy as the Science of Education and Instruction, in a Word, of Educating Our Youth).[3]

Born on March 6, 1932 in Warsaw) is a Polish social historian and politician of Jewish origin

Born on March 6, 1932 in Warsaw) is a Polish social historian and politician of Jewish origin

Was a Polish activist and public health pioneer.

Was a Polish activist and public health pioneer.

(19 December 1882 – 16 June 1947) was a Polish violinist. He was known for his individualistic and

(19 December 1882 – 16 June 1947) was a Polish violinist. He was known for his individualistic and personal interpretations. TheGibson ex-Huberman Stradivarius violin which bears his name, was stolen and recovered twice during the period in which he owned the instrument.

(February 5, 1902, Warsaw - April 26, 1983, Beverly Hills, California) was a Polish film composer wh

(February 5, 1902, Warsaw - April 26, 1983, Beverly Hills, California) was a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and USA. The American immigration authorities misspelled his name as Bronislau Kaper. He was also variously credited as Bronsilaw Kaper, Bronislaw Kapper, Benjamin Kapper and Edward Kane.

; April 7, 1884 – May 16, 1942) was a Polish[1] anthropologist born in Austria-Hungary in a region

; April 7, 1884 – May 16, 1942) was a Polish[1] anthropologist born in Austria-Hungary in a region now part of Poland and is widely considered to be one of the most important anthropologists of the twentieth century because of his pioneering work on ethnographic fieldwork, with which he also gave a major contribution to the study of Melanesia, and the study of reciprocity.

(1893–1990) was a Polish mathematician; from 1939 university professor at Lwów, from 1945 at Wroc

(1893–1990) was a Polish mathematician; from 1939 university professor at Lwów, from 1945 at Wroclaw.Knaster received his Ph.D. degree from Université de Paris in 1925, under the supervision of Stefan Mazurkiewicz. These two individuals are considered by many among the greatest point-set topologists of all time.

Is a Polish politician and former Polish minister of national defence. In 2005 to 2007 he was a vice

Is a Polish politician and former Polish minister of national defence. In 2005 to 2007 he was a vice-marshal of the Sejm - the lower chamber of the Polish parliament. On November 5, 2007 he was elected and took office of the Sejm Marshal.At Polish People's Republic (PRL) he acted in democratic opposition as underground publisher, he co-operated with Antoni Macierewicz in monthly publication Voice. In 1980 sentenced with activists of Movement of Defence Say the Man together and the Citizen on 1 month of prison for organizing in day the demonstration of 11 November 1979 (the judge who presided the trial was Andrzej Kryze).

(June 4, 1951 – September 27, 1981) was a Polish athlete who is best known for winning a gold meda

(June 4, 1951 – September 27, 1981) was a Polish athlete who is best known for winning a gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase race during the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union. A year later, Malinowski was killed in a car accident at the age of 30.

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish

Was a Polish field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish field hockey team, which competed in the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played as back in the only match for Poland in the main tournament.

(November 2, 1866 – May 17, 1918), brother of Józef Pilsudski, was a Polish cultural anthropologi

(November 2, 1866 – May 17, 1918), brother of Józef Pilsudski, was a Polish cultural anthropologist who conducted outstanding research on the Ainu ethnic group, which at the time inhabited Sakhalin Island, but now live mostly on the Japanese island of Hokkaido with only a small minority left on Sakhalin.

Is a former Polish dissident of Jewish origin.[1][2] Wildstein is a journalist, freelance author and

Is a former Polish dissident of Jewish origin.[1][2] Wildstein is a journalist, freelance author and, from May 11, 2006 to February 28, 2007, he was the CEO of Telewizja Polska, state-owned television. Wildstein rose to nationwide prominence in Poland in January and February 2005, after he had smuggled a file of informers and victims of the former communist secret police (Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa) out of the Institute for National Remembrance (IPN) and then distributed it among fellow journalists.[3] The file is commonly referred to as "Wildstein's List" (Polish: lista Wildsteina).

Was a Polish political activist, writer. He was a secretary of the Towarzystwo Historyczno-Literacki

Was a Polish political activist, writer. He was a secretary of the Towarzystwo Historyczno-Literackie (since 1866) and editor of Roczniki, director of the Polish Library in Paris (since 1868), member of the Academy of Learning. Author of Wygnancy polscy w Orenburgu [Polish exiles in Orenburg] (1866); reminiscential and biographial works about Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Józef Hieronim Kajsiewicz, Ludwik Orpiszewski. Zaleski was a follower of Hôtel Lambert and also a friend of Cyprian Kamil Norwid.

Is a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, glider test pilot. Before the war Zurakowski worked in

Is a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, glider test pilot. Before the war Zurakowski worked in the RWD bureau, where he designed aircraft RWD-17, RWD-17W, RWD-20 and made calculations for RWD-16bis, RWD-21 and RWD-23. After the war he designed the first Polish helicopter BZ-1 GIL and later a helicopter BZ-4 Zuk (both designated BZ for his initials). He was a co-designer of a successful utility plane PZL-104 Wilga.

Was a Polish-Romani classic poet and singer.In 1949 she was heard by the Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski

Was a Polish-Romani classic poet and singer.In 1949 she was heard by the Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski who instantly recognized her talent. Many of her poems dealt with "Nastos" (Greek for "a return home"), a theme common in Romani poetry. Although Roma used this to describe the yearning to return to the open road Ficowski saw this as Papusza yearning to be settled down, to no longer be nomadic. He published several of her poems in a magazine called Problemy along with an anti-nomadic interview with Polish poet Julian Tuwim. Ficowski became an adviser on "The Gypsy Question", often using Papusza's poems to back him up.

Was a mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer.As for Abakanowicz's nationality, he was born

Was a mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer.As for Abakanowicz's nationality, he was born in the lands which were once part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Some later documents refer to him as a Russian because at the time of his birth, Ukmerge was part of the Russian Empire. Encyclopædia Britannica calls him a Lithuanian mathematician in its article on the integraph. Others consider him a Pole due to his fluent command of the language, friendship with many leading Polish personalities of the time, and literary contributions in Polish.[2] His surname Abakanowicz which has Lipka Tatar roots goes back to the szlachta of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth under the Abdank Coat of Arms[7][8] [9][10].

Was a Polish leader of the Polish futurist movement.Bruno Jasienski was born Wiktor Zysman on July 1

Was a Polish leader of the Polish futurist movement.Bruno Jasienski was born Wiktor Zysman on July 17, 1901 in Klimontów in southern Congress Poland, Russian Empire to a Polish family of Jewish and German roots. His father, Jakub Zysman, was a local doctor and a social worker, one of the members of the local intelligentsia and elite. He converted to Protestantism, mostly to be able to marry a Catholic girl, Eufemia Maria Modzelewska, a descendent of Polish nobility, with whom he had three children: Bruno, Jerzy and Irena. Today one of the streets of Klimontów is named after him.

Is a former Polish weightlifter from Zaolzie who represented Czechoslovakia.He hailed from Stonava (

Is a former Polish weightlifter from Zaolzie who represented Czechoslovakia.He hailed from Stonava (Stonawa) and lived in Albrechtice (Olbrachcice) and is a member of local MK PZKO Olbrachcice.In 1981 he earned two silver medals at the World and European Championships in Lille. In 1982 Matykiewicz earned two bronze medals at the World and European Championships in Ljubljana. Several weeks after this championships he made his personal best by lifting in total 412.5 kg (185+227.5). He was forced to end his promising career prematurely in 1983 due to health problems. He was also a six-time champion of Czechoslovakia in several age categories.

(July 12, 1892 – November 19, 1942) was a Polish schoolteacher, writer, literary critic and graphi

(July 12, 1892 – November 19, 1942) was a Polish schoolteacher, writer, literary critic and graphic artist, who is widely considered to be one of the great Polish-language prose stylists of the 20th century. Schulz was born in Drohobycz, Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the province of Galicia, to assimiliated Jewish parents.

(October 6, 1852 - August 29, 1900) was a mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer.

(October 6, 1852 - August 29, 1900) was a mathematician, inventor and electrical engineer.