Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a Polish writer and preacher.[1]Fabian was educated at the Krakow Academy in 1585 where he later

Was a Polish writer and preacher.[1]Fabian was educated at the Krakow Academy in 1585 where he later 1587 lectured on Latin and Greek literature and taught philosophy. In 1596 he entered the Dominican order. He became known as an excellent orator. He made several speeches at burial ceremonies of outstanding personalities like King Sigismund III Vasa, his wife Konstancja, Krzysztof Zbaraski, Piotr Skarga, Hetman Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, and Hetman Jan Zamoyski.

Was a Polish-born Russian journalist whose self-imposed mission was to popularize the authoritarian

Was a Polish-born Russian journalist whose self-imposed mission was to popularize the authoritarian policies of Alexander I and Nicholas I.In 1820, Bulgarin travelled from Warsaw to St. Petersburg, where he published a critical review of Polish literature and started editing The Northern Archive. He also made friends with the playwright Alexander Griboyedov and the philologist Nicholas Gretsch. The latter helped him to edit the newspaper Northern Bee (1825-39), the literary journal Fatherland's Son (1825-59), and other reactionary periodicals.

Was a Polish--Brazilian pianist.Felicja Blumental was born born in Warsaw, Poland, into a musical fa

Was a Polish--Brazilian pianist.Felicja Blumental was born born in Warsaw, Poland, into a musical family, daughter of a violinist. She began piano lessons at the age of five, and made her debut at the age of ten. She studied at the National Conservatory in Warsaw, taking piano lessons from Zbigniew Drzewiecki (who founded the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition) and composition lessons from the composer Karol Szymanowski. She later studied privately in Switzerland with Józef Turczynski, a noted Chopin interpreter and scholar.

Was a Polish painter and sculptor, known mostly from his monumental wall paintings and plafonds (e.g

Was a Polish painter and sculptor, known mostly from his monumental wall paintings and plafonds (e.g. plafond in the Hall under the Birds at castle of Wawel).

Was a Polish painter and sculptor, known mostly from his monumental wall paintings and plafonds (e.g

Was a Polish painter and sculptor, known mostly from his monumental wall paintings and plafonds (e.g. plafond in the Hall under the Birds at castle of Wawel).

Was a Polish mathematician and an active member of the so-called Lwow School of Mathematics. Born Ma

Was a Polish mathematician and an active member of the so-called Lwow School of Mathematics. Born May 1915 in Lwow, Austria-Hungary (modern Lviv, Ukraine), he joined the circle of young, talented mathematicians formed around Stefan Banach and Hugo Steinhaus. During the period of German occupation of his hometown he made his living as a lice feeder in the institute of Rudolf Weigl. Expelled from Lwow after the war, he settled in Cracow, where he joined the local Kraków University of Technology. He was also admitted into the Polish Mathematics Society.

1877 –July 20, 1926) was a Polish Communist revolutionary, famous as the founder of the Bolshevik

1877 –July 20, 1926) was a Polish Communist revolutionary, famous as the founder of the Bolshevik secret police, the Cheka, later known by many names during the history of the Soviet Union.

Is a Polish movie and theater director as well as writer of film scripts, stage plays, television pl

Is a Polish movie and theater director as well as writer of film scripts, stage plays, television plays, and radio shows. A 1966 graduate of Warsaw's Academy of Fine Arts, he also is a painter and graphic artist. Falk is one of creators of the 1970s wave of Polish cinematography, called Cinema of moral anxiety. Among his most famous movies there are Wodzirej (Top Dog) (1977) and Samowolka (AWOL) (1993). Falk has won a number of major filmmaking awards.

Was a Polish Catholic priest and philosopher.[1]In 1809–18 Jaronski was a professor at Kraków Uni

Was a Polish Catholic priest and philosopher.[1]In 1809–18 Jaronski was a professor at Kraków University. A follower of Kantism, he postulated a renewal of philosophy through the rejection of empiricism and a return to metaphysics. He was the first to write a history of Polish logic.[2]

(b. November 1, 1862, Kraków - d. February 10, 1949 Kraków (Cracow)) was a Polish historian and so

(b. November 1, 1862, Kraków - d. February 10, 1949 Kraków (Cracow)) was a Polish historian and social philosopher. Founder of the original system of the comparative science of civilisations.

(b. January 14, 1790 in Pacanów - March 25, 1865 in Warsaw) was a Polish zoologist.Jarocki was a Do

(b. January 14, 1790 in Pacanów - March 25, 1865 in Warsaw) was a Polish zoologist.Jarocki was a Doctor of Liberal Arts and Philosophy. He organised and managed the Zoological Cabinet of the Royal University of Warsaw from 1819 to 1862.

Was a Polish physician and soldier, active in the World War I. He was also Chief physician of the Ev

Was a Polish physician and soldier, active in the World War I. He was also Chief physician of the Evangelical Hospital in Warsaw.[1]

Was a Polish painter and artist who painted mostly historic battle scenes drawn from the borderlands

Was a Polish painter and artist who painted mostly historic battle scenes drawn from the borderlands of Poland and Germany.His oil on canvas Knights From a Religious Order, also called The Teutonic Knights, was taken from the Lublin Museum in Poland during World War II German occupation. It was inventoried by the Germans, numbered III BR/7, and possibly taken back to Germany. It is now lost. This painting records the Teutonic Knights' retreat after the Battle of Grunwald in Tannenberg. On the morning of 15 July 1410, the armies of King Wladyslaw Jagiello met them.

Was a Polish-born British expressionist painter.He studied in the Warsaw Academy of Art and trained

Was a Polish-born British expressionist painter.He studied in the Warsaw Academy of Art and trained as an artillery officer. Later he moved to work in Italy and France and eventually moved to UK in 1935 and founded a studio near Waterloo where there is still a free permanent exhibition which chronicles the twentieth century. He married twice, first to Marian Everall and then Caryl J. Stanley. The George Bernard Shaw play In Good King Charles's Golden Days was published in 1939 with illustrations by Topolski, bringing his work to a wide audience in the UK.

Was a Polish actor and theatre director. He worked in theatres in Warsaw, Vilnius, Lublin, Czestocho

Was a Polish actor and theatre director. He worked in theatres in Warsaw, Vilnius, Lublin, Czestochowa and Lódz. Feliks was a manager of Stefan Jaracz Teatr in Olsztyn. He was also a soldier of Armia Krajowa, prisoner of Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Was a prominent Polish boxing coach. In 1923-1926, he was a boxer at the club Pentatlon in Poznan. H

Was a prominent Polish boxing coach. In 1923-1926, he was a boxer at the club Pentatlon in Poznan. He rolled down 13 official fights (11 won, 1 drew, 1 loss) as well as about 30 show fights. Then he became a boxing coach (i.e. he helped foreign coaches to

(14 December 1901, Koscian – 2 April 1976, Warsaw) was a prominent Polish boxing coach.

(14 December 1901, Koscian – 2 April 1976, Warsaw) was a prominent Polish boxing coach.

Was a Polish nobleman and Polish-German politician. He was the son of Ferdynand Radziwill and Counte

Was a Polish nobleman and Polish-German politician. He was the son of Ferdynand Radziwill and Countess Leontyna von Clary und Aldringen. Through his paternal grandmother, Princess Louise of Prussia, he was a cousin of the German Emperors. At the time Poland was partitioned, he lived in the German Empire, where he was a member of the German parliament (Reichstag) from 1874 to 1919. He was known as an important leader of the Polish minority and opponent of the Germanization and Kulturkampf policies. After Poland regained independence in 1918, he became a Polish citizen and a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm).

Was one of the founding members of Zegota (Council for Aid to Jews), an underground organization in

Was one of the founding members of Zegota (Council for Aid to Jews), an underground organization in German-occupied Poland from 1942 to 1945. Zegota's express purpose was to aid the country's Jews and find places of safety for them. Poland was the only country in occupied Europe with such an organization during World War II.[1][2]was a member of the Polish Democratic Party and a former editor of the Polish Daily in Kraków during Second Polish Republic. Born in 1900, he was also a veteran of the Silesian Uprisings. Arczynski was tireless in his work for Zegota, serving not only as treasurer but also as head of its legalization department, liaison with branches of Zegota in Kraków, Lwów and Lublin. He was an unofficial, but successful recruiting officer.

(1870-1936) was a Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. Ruszczyc originally studied law at

(1870-1936) was a Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. Ruszczyc originally studied law at the University of St. Petersburg, but then switched majors and began taking painting classes at the Academy of Fine Art.

Was a Polish general and politician. He fought in the Polish Legions in World War I. From 1933 to 19

Was a Polish general and politician. He fought in the Polish Legions in World War I. From 1933 to 1934 he was a Minister of Trade and Industry in the Polish government. He retired in 1934.

Is a Polish ice dancer. His younger brother Maciej Bernadowski is also a competitive skater.Between

Is a Polish ice dancer. His younger brother Maciej Bernadowski is also a competitive skater.Between 1997 and 2001, he competed with partner Aleksandra Kauc. They were two-time Polish bronze medalists and competed at the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.The couple worked with Maria Olszewska-Lelonkiewicz. They had previously trained under Bernadowski's mother, Bozena Bernadowska, a skating coach in Poland.

A Polish footballer who plays for Tur Turek in the second polish League.Of a very slight physical pr

A Polish footballer who plays for Tur Turek in the second polish League.Of a very slight physical presence, Burkhardt made his debut in the Polish Premier League on June 11, 2004. In his first full-season as an established player, Burkhardt has made a steady start, having scored two goals so far in this campaign. He played for several polish Ekstraklasa teams like Amica Wronki, Lech Poznan, Widzew Lódz and Jagiellonia Bialystok.

Was an Italian humanist and writer.He was later teacher of the children of the Polish King Casimir I

Was an Italian humanist and writer.He was later teacher of the children of the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon and took part in diplomatic missions. In 1474 he was named royal secretary, in 1476 he served as ambassador to Constantinople, and in 1486 he became the king's representative in Venice. With the accession to the Polish throne of his former pupil as John I of Poland, his influence peaked. In his writings he argued for the reinforcement of the king's power at the expense of the aristocracy. In Cracow, he joined Conrad Celtis' Sodalitas Vistuliana. Callimachus wrote poems and prose in Latin, and is best remembered for his biographies of Bishop Zbigniew Olesnicki, bishop Gregory of Sanok, and King Wladyslaw III of Poland.

Is a Polish-born filmmaker and short story writer.

Is a Polish-born filmmaker and short story writer.