Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter F

May 4, 1817 — March 26, 1881) was the pioneer of the nationalist movement among the Kashubian peop

May 4, 1817 — March 26, 1881) was the pioneer of the nationalist movement among the Kashubian people in the mid-19th century. Also a Polish revolutionary and Polish plot member.

Was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish ba

Was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish basketball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

Is a Polish military officer, diplomat and a communist politician, as well as a General of the Polis

Is a Polish military officer, diplomat and a communist politician, as well as a General of the Polish Army (retired). Throughout his career he held a number of posts, including military attaché in China, commanding officer of the 2nd Polish Army during the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army and a long-time Minister of Military Affairs in the governments of Wojciech Jaruzelski, Zbigniew Messner, Mieczyslaw Rakowski and Tadeusz Mazowiecki. As one of the people behind the imposition of the martial law in Poland in 1981, after Poland regained her independence in 1989 Siwicki was forced into retirement.

Was a Polish priest and politician, archbishop of Poznan and Gniezno, and member of the Prussian par

Was a Polish priest and politician, archbishop of Poznan and Gniezno, and member of the Prussian parliament.

(January 15, 1882 - March 23, 1958) was a philosopher and a sociologist. He taught and wrote in Pola

(January 15, 1882 - March 23, 1958) was a philosopher and a sociologist. He taught and wrote in Poland and the United States. He was the 44th President of the American Sociological Association and the founder of academic sociology studies in Poland. His theoretical and methodological work contributed to the development of Sociology as a distinct academic discipline.

Was a Polish nobleman, castelan of Kalisz, marshal of the Crown Tribunal (1766), member of the Bar C

Was a Polish nobleman, castelan of Kalisz, marshal of the Crown Tribunal (1766), member of the Bar Confederation (1768–1771), Polish envoy to Berlin (1771–1776), deputy to the Sejms of 1761, 1764 and the Great Sejm (1788–1792). Supporter of the Constitution of the 3rd May. Starost of Wschowa.

(b. October 2, 1789 in Tymbark – January 14, 1848 in Warsaw) was a Polish astronomer.

(b. October 2, 1789 in Tymbark – January 14, 1848 in Warsaw) was a Polish astronomer.

He was a professional officer of the Polish Army, and participated in the Polish September Campaign.

He was a professional officer of the Polish Army, and participated in the Polish September Campaign. Some time in early 1940s, he joined Rzeszów District of Zwiazek Walki Zbrojnej (later Home Army).In 1945 he became member of Rzeszów District of the anti-Communist organization Wolnosc i Niezawislosc (WiN). He was editor-in-chief of WiN's magazine "White Eagle", also between December 1946 and fall of 1947, Blazej was director of Southern Department of WiN. Captured by Urzad Bezpieczenstwa in November 1947 in Cracow, he was beaten and tortured in the Mokotów Prison for so long that his body started to rot and gangrene set in.

Was a Polish dramatist, linguist, and theatrical reformer who was one of the principal playwrights o

Was a Polish dramatist, linguist, and theatrical reformer who was one of the principal playwrights of the Polish Enlightenment.After completing his studies in Rome for the Jesuit priesthood, Bohomolec taught in Warsaw and began to adapt the comedies of Carlo Goldoni and Molière for performance by his pupils. His early works satirized the ignorance and folly of the Polish aristocracy. His later plays reached a wider public; they included Malzenstwo z kalendarza (1766; “Marriage by the Calendar”), which ridicules ignorance and superstition and is usually considered his best work, and Czary (1775; “Sorcery”), which also satirizes superstition. Pan dobry (1767; “The Good Lord”) is a social commentary on the relationship between the peasants and the gentry.

Was a polish diplomat.At first the Polish King Stanislaw August Poniatowski wanted to make an Englis

Was a polish diplomat.At first the Polish King Stanislaw August Poniatowski wanted to make an English lawyer John Lind Polish ambassador in London, but British authorities opposed, because it was seen as 'unpatriotic' if an Englishman represented a foreign court.

(Czech: František Capek, French: François Czapek) (1811-?) was a watchmaker, the partner of Antoni

(Czech: František Capek, French: François Czapek) (1811-?) was a watchmaker, the partner of Antoni Patek in Patek, Czapek & Co.

Was a Polish dramatist and prose writer.

Was a Polish dramatist and prose writer.

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic) and Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on August 3, 1762

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic) and Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on August 3, 1762 in Warsaw.He was the son of the voivode of Kraków Voivodeship, Jerzy Dominik Lubomirski, and Magdalena Tarlo.

Was a Polish[1] lawyer, archivist and journalist. In 1815 he graduated from the Vilna-based gimnazju

Was a Polish[1] lawyer, archivist and journalist. In 1815 he graduated from the Vilna-based gimnazjum wilenskie and started legal studies at the local university. Founding member of the Filomatic Society and friend to Adam Mickiewicz, he was also a co-founder of the Filaretic Society. Arrested in 1823 for membership in aforementioned societies, the following year he was sentenced to forced resettlement to Russia by tsarist authorities.In 1829 he was allowed to settle in St. Petersburg, where he started working at the Lithuanian Metrica Office. Around that time he also founded the Tygodnik Petersburski (Petersburg weekly), the first Polish-language newspaper to be published in that city. In 1832 he married Helena née Szymanowska (daughter to Maria Szymanowska and sister to Celina née Szymanowska, future wife of Adam Mickiewicz). Among his children was Maria Malewska who would later become wife of Wladyslaw Mickiewicz, poet's son. He died April 10, 1870.

Was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the bronze medal as membe

Was a Polish rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the bronze medal as member of the Polish boat in the coxed fours event.

Is a former pilot of the Polish Air Force, whose name became famous in early 1953, when he decided t

Is a former pilot of the Polish Air Force, whose name became famous in early 1953, when he decided to escape Soviet-controlled Poland in a Mig-15 plane, which was one of the best planes owned by the Soviets at that time.a town near Kraków. He was a graduate of a prestigious Polish Air Force school of aviation in Deblin. Some time in the early 1950s he was moved to Slupsk in northern Poland, near the Baltic Sea. There, he flew Soviet MiG-15 planes, as a few of them were owned by the Polish Air Force.

1640-1694 of Sas Coat of Arms (his name often rendered in German as Kolschitzky) was a member of Pol

1640-1694 of Sas Coat of Arms (his name often rendered in German as Kolschitzky) was a member of Polish szlachta of Ukrainian origin and of orthodox faith, merchant, spy, diplomat and soldier. According to a popular legend, he opened the first café in Vienna in 1683, using coffee beans left by the retreating Ottoman Turks.

Is a Polish nephrologist and endocrinologist.

Is a Polish nephrologist and endocrinologist.

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish painter.

(1778 - 1846) was an important politician of the first half of the 18th century in the partitioned P

(1778 - 1846) was an important politician of the first half of the 18th century in the partitioned Poland. He was a prince and minister of the treasury in the Congress Kingdom of Poland. He is known as one of the prominent economists and financiers of his era.

Was a Polish writer and publicist.Franciszek was from 1822-1823 editor of several literature magazin

Was a Polish writer and publicist.Franciszek was from 1822-1823 editor of several literature magazines in Warsaw, among others of "Wanda". He participated in the November Uprising, was member of the Sejm in 1831 and editor of the "Orzel Bialy" magazine.From 1832 until 1858 he lived in France. In 1841 he co-founded, and from 1853 was a lecturer at, the Batignolles School (Szkola batiniolska). In 1849 Franciszek became administrator of the "La Tribune des Peuples" (People's Trubune). After his return to Poland, he became curator of the Ossolineum in Lwów.

Was a Polish jurist, professor of law and rector of Kraków University, founder of the first chair i

Was a Polish jurist, professor of law and rector of Kraków University, founder of the first chair in international law in Poland (at Kraków University), and member of the Polish Academy of Learning in Kraków.

Was a Polish Romantic painter.

Was a Polish Romantic painter.

(b. January 27, 1885 in Grodzisko Górne near Przeworsk - October 11, 1979 in Kraków, Poland) was a

(b. January 27, 1885 in Grodzisko Górne near Przeworsk - October 11, 1979 in Kraków, Poland) was a Polish mathematician.

(c. 1600 - 1657) was a Polish composer, a descendant of the Italian Giglis family. He significantly

(c. 1600 - 1657) was a Polish composer, a descendant of the Italian Giglis family. He significantly contributed to the musical culture of Warsaw in the 17th century. In 1630, he moved to Kraków, where he remained head of the cathedral orchestra until his death.