Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a Polish triple jumper.She finished ninth in long jump at the 2002 European Championships. She al

Is a Polish triple jumper.She finished ninth in long jump at the 2002 European Championships. She also competed at the 2001 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the finals.

Born November 4, 1937) is an American stage and television actress, primarily known for her characte

Born November 4, 1937) is an American stage and television actress, primarily known for her character-type roles. The naturally blonde-headed Swit is best known for her two-time Emmy-winning portrayal of Alan Alda's medical partner, Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, on M*A*S*H.

Was an American diplomat in service of the last Polish king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski.He receive

Was an American diplomat in service of the last Polish king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski.He received an offer to join the royal court of the Polish king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski, and accepted it.[1] Littlepage travelled back to the United States, to ensure that the United States Congress would not revoke his United States citizenship for service to the government of another nation.[1][3] While in the United States, he met with George Washington.[3] He advanced quickly, becoming a royal secretary, and became one of king's favorites, receiving the post of chamberlain in 1786.[3] In 1787 he headed a diplomatic mission to the Russian Empire to Kiev, and later that year, he headed an unsuccessful mission to France, with the goal of forging an alliance between Poland, France, Austria, and England.[3] In the aftermath of this mission,

Was a painter and engraver of Polish origin who lived in Paris for much of his life and became a Fre

Was a painter and engraver of Polish origin who lived in Paris for much of his life and became a French citizen.

Was a French engineer and inventor of Polish origin. In 1870's he invented so-called Mekarski system

Was a French engineer and inventor of Polish origin. In 1870's he invented so-called Mekarski system of compressed-air powered trams which was used in several cities of France and USA as alternative to horse-powered and steam-powered trams.

He was convicted of murdering six women from 1964 until his arrest in 1967. He confessed to a total

He was convicted of murdering six women from 1964 until his arrest in 1967. He confessed to a total of 20 murders (this number, however, is disputed as being coerced by detectives[citation needed]). He was dubbed The Red Spider by the press, a nickname derived from his correspondence with the police and news media scribbled with red ink.

Was a Polish football player who is most notable for winning four top-tier titles with Legia Warszaw

Was a Polish football player who is most notable for winning four top-tier titles with Legia Warszawa, but was also a keen archer, becoming captain of the Polish olympic archery team.In football, he represented LTS Labedy Gliwice and Piast Gliwice. He transferred to Warsaw for the 1954 season due to military commitments, where he remained until the end of his playing career not just as a player, but also as a coach.

Polish linguist, scientist a regional dialects of Silesia, traveller, professor of Jagiellonian Univ

Polish linguist, scientist a regional dialects of Silesia, traveller, professor of Jagiellonian University, from 1887 principal Seminar Slavic languages. He studied history of Polish language and etymology.

Was Polish journalist and writer, radio and TV program host.His activities includes writing satire f

Was Polish journalist and writer, radio and TV program host.His activities includes writing satire for Przekrój, being host of the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole and Sopot Festival.On September 14, 2006 Polish President Lech Kaczynski posthumously awarded Lucjan Kydrynski with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for his contributions to Polish culture.

Was a Polish Romantic poet, prose writer, and literary critic.

Was a Polish Romantic poet, prose writer, and literary critic.

(born Lucjan Kon on February 26, 1920, Warsaw, Poland, died February 20, 2006, Warsaw), pseudonyms:

(born Lucjan Kon on February 26, 1920, Warsaw, Poland, died February 20, 2006, Warsaw), pseudonyms: Wilk; Waldemar Mruczkowski; W. Lucjanski; (L.W.); lu; Lu; (lw); WOL., Polish journalist, writer and traveller.

Was a Polish pedagogue and mathematician, a co-originator of national education concept. His area of

Was a Polish pedagogue and mathematician, a co-originator of national education concept. His area of study was general didactics and didactics of mathematics.Member of the Polska Macierz Szkolna, professor and director of Pedagogics Department of the Wolna Wszechnica Polska in Warsaw.

Is a Polish luger who competed during the early 1960s. He won a gold medal at the in the men's doubl

Is a Polish luger who competed during the early 1960s. He won a gold medal at the in the men's doubles event at the 1963 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.

(1829—February 26, 1901) was a Polish writer, journalist and author of the first Polish cookery bo

(1829—February 26, 1901) was a Polish writer, journalist and author of the first Polish cookery book.ucyna Cwierczakiewiczowa was born in Warsaw, in the notable aristocratic family of von Bachman. In 1858 she published her first book Jedyne praktyczne przepisy wszelkich zapasów spizarnianych oraz pieczenia ciast (The only practical compendium of recipes for all household stocks and pastry)

Is a retired hurdler from Poland. She won the 1984 European Indoor Championships and the 1982 Europe

Is a retired hurdler from Poland. She won the 1984 European Indoor Championships and the 1982 European Championships, in addition to a fifth place at the 1978 European Championships. Her career highlight came in 1980 when she won the Olympic bronze medal.

Is a Polish actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1954 and 1978. She played the lead role in the

Is a Polish actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1954 and 1978. She played the lead role in the film Mother Joan of the Angels, which won the Special Jury Prize at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

Was a Polish engineer, pilot, military officer and aviator. He served as the commander of the Polish

Was a Polish engineer, pilot, military officer and aviator. He served as the commander of the Polish Air Force between 1926 and 1939, being responsible for modernization of Polish military aviation. Throughout his life he also served in the Austro-Hungarian Army, Polish Legions, Turkish Army, Turkish Air Force, Finnish Air Force, French Air Force, French Foreign Legion and Royal Air Force. He was also known as one of the most colourful personalities of inter-war Poland - and one of its least submissive officers.

Was an ophthalmologist, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto, a constructed language designed

Was an ophthalmologist, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto, a constructed language designed for international communication.Zamenhof was born on December 15 (December 3 OS), 1859 in the town of Bialystok in the Russian Empire (now part of Poland). He considered his native language to be his father's Russian[1] (or perhaps Belarusian, which was not considered distinct from Russian at the time and which appears to have had a strong influence on Esperanto phonology), but also spoke his mother's Yiddish natively;[2] as he grew older, he spoke more Polish, and that became the native language of his children. His father was a teacher of German, and he also spoke that language fluently, though not as comfortably as Yiddish. Later he learned French, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and English, and had an interest in Italian, Spanish and Lithuanian.

(born Eliezer Samenhof, December 15, 1859 – April 14, 1917) was an ophthalmologist, philologist, a

(born Eliezer Samenhof, December 15, 1859 – April 14, 1917) was an ophthalmologist, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto, a constructed language designed for international communication.

Is a Polish physicist. He is Professor of École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles

Is a Polish physicist. He is Professor of École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI ParisTech) and member of the National Academy of Engineering.Ludwik Leibler received his PhD in 1976 in Theoretical Physics from Warsaw University, and then spent two years as a post-doctoral fellow at the College de France in Paris under the direction of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes. He is a researcher in Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) which he joined first in Stasbourg than in Paris where he worked on theoretical and experimental aspects of polymer self-assembly and dynamics, interfaces, gels and charged polymers. From 1996 to 2003 he was the founding director of a joint laboratory between CNRS and chemical company Elf Atochem (later Arkema) which regrouped researchers from academia and industry. In 2001 he became professor of Soft Matter and Chemistry[1] at Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles in Paris where his research interests include influence of molecular disorder on mesoscopic structure and properties of polymer materials, impact resistance, fracture and adhesion, design of stimuli responsive materials and supramolecular chemistry.

Born March 9, 1838 in Kraków, then a republic, now part of Poland, died August 19, 1909 in Graz, Au

Born March 9, 1838 in Kraków, then a republic, now part of Poland, died August 19, 1909 in Graz, Austria, was one of the founders of European sociology. He was also a jurist and political scientist who taught constitutional and administrative law at the University of Graz.

Was an ophthalmologist, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto, a constructed language designed

Was an ophthalmologist, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto, a constructed language designed for international communication.As of 1975, Esperanto was taught in 600 schools to 20,000 students per year; and there were about 100 journals and 7500 books written in Esperanto, including translations from 65 languages. In addition, it had by that time been used in more than 700 international conferences. As of 2000, per Cambridge Encyclopedia, it had somewhere between 1 and 15 million speakers, according to sources referenced.In addition to the Yiddish-speaking Jewish majority, the population of Bialystok was made up of three other ethnic groups: Poles, Germans, and Belarusians. Zamenhof was saddened and frustrated by the many quarrels between these groups. He supposed that the main reason for the hate and prejudice lay in mutual misunderstanding,

Was a Polish activist and teacher.he studied at the University of Kiev. In 1918 he was working as a

Was a Polish activist and teacher.he studied at the University of Kiev. In 1918 he was working as a teacher in Lithuanian language teaching gymnasium in Telšiai, (which was establishing independence from the Russian Empire during the time). Later in the interbellum period he became the director of one of the four Polish high schools in interwar Lithuania, (Adam Mickiewicz gymnasium in Kaunas (Polish: Gimnazjum im. Adama Mickiewicza w Kownie). After the Soviet invasion, he was briefly a burmister of Telšiai. From 1945-1947 he worked in a repatriation office in Vilnius, later he moved to Poland (in 1947).

Was a Polish activist, biliophile, publicist and editor. He was one of the major activists of the kr

Was a Polish activist, biliophile, publicist and editor. He was one of the major activists of the krajowcy faction, living in Vilnius (Wilno).he studied in Kharkov and Kraków. In 1906 he moved to Vilnius.[1] During World War I, while living in Poland, he actively supported Lithuanian independence.[1] There he was active contributor to Gazeta Wilenska, founded by Michal Römer. Later he was an editor of Polish language newspaper Przeglad Wilenski (Wilno Review, 1912–1913, 1921–1939).[1] The newspaper promoted krajowcy views and developed Lithuanian cultural ideas separate from Polish culture. After Abramowicz returned to Vilnius in 1919, he actively promoted the idea, that Vilnius Region should be transferred to Lithuania without tying Lithuania to union with Poland, although he suggested a cultural autonomy for Poles.[1] The issues of the Przeglad Wilenski newspaper were confiscated many times by local authorities.[1]

Was a Polish general, writer, poet, historian and political activist. Took part in the November Upri

Was a Polish general, writer, poet, historian and political activist. Took part in the November Uprising of 1830s, after its fall he emigrated to France, where he taught Slavic history and military theory. Chosen as a commander for the Greater Poland Uprising of 1846, he was taken prisoner early but amnestied during the Spring of Nations. In 1848 and 1849 he fought for the insurgents in Baden and Electoral Palatinate. Afterwards he returned to France; he also had contacts with Italian activists like Giuseppe Garibaldi. He also took part in the January Uprising in the 1860s, and the first of four dictators of the Uprising.