Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a Polish writer, poet, comic and singer. After the outbreak of World War II, in 1940 he was arre

Was a Polish writer, poet, comic and singer. After the outbreak of World War II, in 1940 he was arrested by the Germans and sent to Germany as a slave worker. However, on April 4 of that year he was sent to Dachau concentration camp. Later sent to Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Grzesiuk spent more than 5 years in German concentration camps.

Was a Polish politician and general, and cousin of General Józef Haller de Hallenburg.During the Po

Was a Polish politician and general, and cousin of General Józef Haller de Hallenburg.During the Polish-Soviet War he contributed to the defeat of Budionny's army and its expulsion beyond the Bug River. In 1919-1920, 1923-25 and in May 1926 he was Chief of the Polish General Staff. After 1926 he was placed in retirement as a political opponent of the new regime headed by Józef Pilsudski.

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), politician, patron of the arts and writer.Lubomirski was the son of

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), politician, patron of the arts and writer.Lubomirski was the son of Marshal and Hetman Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski and Konstancja Ligeza. He was married to Zofia Opalinska, the daughter of Court Marshal Lukasz Opalinski, in 1669 and to Elzbieta Doenhoff in 1676.Lubomirski fought in wars against Sweden and Hungary. Inter alia he participated with his father in the siege of Torun in 1658. He refused to joint the rokosz of his father and try to mediate between the rokoszans and the king.

(October 20, 1677 – February 23, 1766) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Lor

(October 20, 1677 – February 23, 1766) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Lorraine and count of the empire (bestowed by Emperor Frederick III on the Leszczynski family).

Was a Polish playwright, novelist, painter, photographer and philosopher.Witkiewicz was reared at th

Was a Polish playwright, novelist, painter, photographer and philosopher.Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in Zakopane. In accordance with his father's antipathy to the "servitude of the school," the boy was home-schooled and encouraged to develop his talents across a range of creative fields.

(February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish writer, novelist, playwright, photographer,

(February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish writer, novelist, playwright, photographer, philosopher and painter.

Is Polish lawyer and politician.From 1991 to 1995 he served as a deputy Attorney General (position j

Is Polish lawyer and politician.From 1991 to 1995 he served as a deputy Attorney General (position joint with Minister of Justice). He became chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland under President Lech Walesa, position he held from August 21 to December 22, 1995. He was the last chief of Walesa's presidential office and left office with him.

Was a Polish sculptor, and the nephew of novelist Boleslaw Prus. In 1909-11 Jackowski studied sculpt

Was a Polish sculptor, and the nephew of novelist Boleslaw Prus. In 1909-11 Jackowski studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Akademia Sztuk Pieknych) under Konstanty Laszczka, as well as the history of art at the Kraków University. In 1911-12 he attended the Académie Colarossi in Paris, France.Jackowski completed his art studies before the First World War in Kraków, the Austrian-ruled part of Poland, and throughout the Interwar period lived and worked in Warsaw. He was a member, and for many years president, of the Rzezba (Sculpture) Society. Jackowski died in 1951 in Katowice, Poland.

Was a Polish aviator, famous for his transatlantic solo flight in 1933.In 1916-17 he was a member of

Was a Polish aviator, famous for his transatlantic solo flight in 1933.In 1916-17 he was a member of the Polish Military Organisation (POW). In November 1918 he volunteered for the newly created Polish Army, and commanded an action of disarming German soldiers in Warta. Then, he fought in the Polish-Soviet war in the infantry, being promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in 1919. He was wounded but returned to the front. During the battle of Radzymin he was severely wounded in one leg on August 16, 1920. The infected wound needed long rehabilitation; Skarzynski hardly avoided being invalid, though he always limped thereafter. Unable to further serve in the infantry, he managed to obtain permission to join military aviation.

Was a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Was a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Was a Polish officer and architect.Student and assistant lecturer in architecture at the Warsaw Univ

Was a Polish officer and architect.Student and assistant lecturer in architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology, Jankowski was mobilized as an officer during German invasion of Poland in 1939. He escaped after having been captured by the Soviet Union forces and joined the Polish Armed Forces in the West. He became a commando (Cichociemny) and in 1942 was parachuted into occupied Poland, where he became an expert document forger (codename "Agaton") for the Polish resistance. In 1944 he took part in the Warsaw Uprising (member of the Batalion Piesc in Zgrupowanie Radoslaw), taken prisoner by the Germans after its end, he became an aide-de-camp of the commander of the also interned Armia Krajowa leader, general Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski.

(1906 April 22 – 1965 November 16) was a Polish logician who made important contributions to proof

(1906 April 22 – 1965 November 16) was a Polish logician who made important contributions to proof theory and semantics. He was a student of Jan Lukasiewicz and a member of the Lwów–Warsaw School of Logic. Upon his death his name was added to the Genius Wall of fame. He was the President (rector) of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun.

Was a Polish economist, columnist and journalist on economics.Stanislaw Albinowski was also a govern

Was a Polish economist, columnist and journalist on economics.Stanislaw Albinowski was also a governmental experts groups working on reports on how to deal with economic crisis in Poland in the 1980s, participating in publications: The report on the economy (Raport o stanie gospodarki) and The programme to overcome the crisis, (Program przezwyciezenia kryzysu) in 1981.

Is a Polish film director. He directed 25 films between 1954 and 1992.

Is a Polish film director. He directed 25 films between 1954 and 1992.

(6 March 1909 – 7 May 1966) (born baron Stanislaw Jerzy de Tusch-Letz) was a Polish poet and aphor

(6 March 1909 – 7 May 1966) (born baron Stanislaw Jerzy de Tusch-Letz) was a Polish poet and aphorist of Polish and Jewish noble origin. Often mentioned among the greatest writers of post-WW2 Poland. One of the most influential aphorists on the 20th century.

Was a Polish economist, columnist and journalist on economics.

Was a Polish economist, columnist and journalist on economics.

Was a Polish realist and romanticist painter. Born in Lwów (then in Austro-Hungarian Galicia), he g

Was a Polish realist and romanticist painter. Born in Lwów (then in Austro-Hungarian Galicia), he graduated from the Kraków-based Academy of Fine Arts. A student of Cynk and Luszczkiewicz, he moved to Vienna and then Munich, where he studied under the tutelage of Alexander Liezen-Mayer between 1887 and 1889. He also spent a brief time in Paris and Rome before returning to his natal Lwów, where he spent the rest of his life.

Was a Polish soldier and skier.Kadziolka was born in Zakopane. He was a member of the national Olymp

Was a Polish soldier and skier.Kadziolka was born in Zakopane. He was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1924 which was one of two withdrawing to bad weather conditions.He died in his hometown.

(1520-1603), from Junosza Coat of Arms, was the Great Referendary of the Crown (since 1558), the Gre

(1520-1603), from Junosza Coat of Arms, was the Great Referendary of the Crown (since 1558), the Great Secretary of the Crown (since 1563), bishop of Wloclawek (since 1567), archbishop of Gniezno - Primate of Poland (since 1581). Interrex in 1586-1587, before the coronation of Stefan Batory.

Was a Polish cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he was a member of

Was a Polish cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 he was a member of the Polish cross-country relay team which finished seventh in the 4x10 km relay event. In the 50 km competition he finished 26th and in the 18 km event he finished 42nd.During World War II he was a member of the Armia Krajowa and had an alias Bicz (whip). He was later awarded the Cross of Valor military decoration.

Was bishop of Krakow, Kujawy, Plock, Luck and Chelm, all in Poland.Dambski was the second son of Ada

Was bishop of Krakow, Kujawy, Plock, Luck and Chelm, all in Poland.Dambski was the second son of Adam Dambski, hrabia (count) in Lubaniec, castellan of Slonsk (died 1660), and Elzbieta Jemielska of Jemielna. The Dambskis, an ancient noble family of Inowroclaw and Brzesc Kujawski, used the Godziemba coat of arms.[1]These ecclesiatic positions provided Dambski with immense wealth.[2] He donated to the Wawel Cathedral a monstrance studded with precious stones, which remains in the cathedral treasury. He renovated sumptuously a number of churches, founded the Jesuit school in Torun,[1] constructed the cathedral in Luck

Is a Polish economist who, from July 14 to September 22, 2006, was the Finance Minister in the cabin

Is a Polish economist who, from July 14 to September 22, 2006, was the Finance Minister in the cabinet of Jaroslaw Kaczynski. He is the successor of Pawel Wojciechowski, who lasted only two weeks in this position as a man personally unknown to the party leader. Kluza claimed to continue the financial politics of Zyta Gilowska and Wojciechowski.

Was a Polish chess master.In 1925, he won the Warsaw Championship. In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th, beh

Was a Polish chess master.In 1925, he won the Warsaw Championship. In 1926, he tied for 3rd-7th, behind Dawid Przepiórka and Paulin Frydman in the 1st Polish Chess Championship in Warsaw.[2] In 1927, he tied for 5-7th in Lodz (2nd POL-ch, Akiba Rubinstein won),[3] and shared 1st with Leon Kremer in the Warsaw Championship

Was a Polish pedagogue, educational reformer, political writer, poet, dramatist, Piarist monk and pr

Was a Polish pedagogue, educational reformer, political writer, poet, dramatist, Piarist monk and precursor of the Polish Enlightenment.Konarski studied 1725-27 at the Collegium Nazarenum in Rome, where he became a teacher of rhetoric. After that he travelled through France, Germany and Austria to broaden his education.In 1730 he returned to Poland and began work on a new edition of Polish law, the Volumina legum.From 1736 he taught at the Collegium Resoviense in Rzeszów. In 1740 he founded the Collegium Nobilium, an elite Warsaw school for sons of the gentry (szlachta). He founded the first public-reference library on the European mainland in 1747 in Warsaw. Thereafter he reformed Piarist education in Poland, in accordance with his educational program, the Ordinationes Visitationis Apostolicae... (1755). His reforms became a landmark in the 18th-century struggle to modernize the Polish education system.

11 March 1646) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman (szlachta), magnate, official (starost and castellan

11 March 1646) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman (szlachta), magnate, official (starost and castellan), voivode of Sandomierz from 1625, and Field and later Grand Crown hetman (second highest military commander, after the king) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth