Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter W

(May 24, 1903 in Okocim, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) – August 9, 1990 in Poznan, Poland) was a Po

(May 24, 1903 in Okocim, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) – August 9, 1990 in Poznan, Poland) was a Polish mathematician of Lwów School of Mathematics.

Is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

(February 4, 1866 – January 5, 1895) was a Polish painter and illustrator.Podkowinski began his a

(February 4, 1866 – January 5, 1895) was a Polish painter and illustrator.Podkowinski began his artistic training at Wojciech Gerson's drawing school, the Warsaw Academy of Arts, at which he studied from 1880-1884. After leaving the school, Podkowinski contributed to many of the leading art journals in Warsaw at the time.

(January 28, 1885–June 6, 1947) was a Polish political figure and the first president of the Polis

(January 28, 1885–June 6, 1947) was a Polish political figure and the first president of the Polish government in exile from 1939 until his death in 1947. Until 1945 he was the internationally recognized Polish head of state, and the Polish Government in Exile was recognized as the continuum to the Polish government of 1939.

Stanislaw Wladyslaw Rejment) was a Polish author. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924. His

Stanislaw Wladyslaw Rejment) was a Polish author. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924. His most famous work is the novel Chlopi.

Was a Polish mathematician of Lwów School of Mathematics.

Was a Polish mathematician of Lwów School of Mathematics.

Is a Polish senator, representing Civic Platform. He is a former Minister of Health (1991).

Is a Polish senator, representing Civic Platform. He is a former Minister of Health (1991).

Is a Brazilian born Polish publicist and lawyer. Former member of the Polish resistance Armia Krajow

Is a Brazilian born Polish publicist and lawyer. Former member of the Polish resistance Armia Krajowa. Author of numerous publications focusing on the massacres of Poles in Volhynia. Father of writer Ewa Siemaszko, co-author of Ludobójstwo dokonane przez nacjonalistów ukrainskich na ludnosci polskiej Wolynia 1939-45 (English: The Genocide Committed by the Ukrainian Nationalists on Polish Citizens of Volhynia in 1939-45) comprising of two volumes of 1500 pages of research.

Was a Polish artist.In 1928 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for h

Was a Polish artist.In 1928 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his series of posters "Sw. Hubert", "Diana", "Lucznik II", and "Lucznik III".

(b. February 6, 1884 in Pysznica - January 3, 1972 in Wroclaw, Poland) was a Polish mathematicianWla

(b. February 6, 1884 in Pysznica - January 3, 1972 in Wroclaw, Poland) was a Polish mathematicianWladyslaw was educated at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and then lectured at the Poznan University. During the Second World War he lectured at the underground universities for which he was imprisoned, surviving the Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen and Nordhausen concentration camps.

Was a Polish painter. He was a student of Gauguins and a leading artist of the Young Poland movement

Was a Polish painter. He was a student of Gauguins and a leading artist of the Young Poland movement.Wladyslaw Slewinski was a Polish painter. He administered his estate in Poland before traveling to Paris in 1888. Once there he studied at the Académie Colarossi where he met Gauguin. The impression this encounter made on him and Gauguin's encouragement prompted Slewinski to dedicate himself to art. He submitted to Gauguin's artistic and personal influence, spending time with him in Paris and, from 1889, in Pont-Aven and Le Pouldu in Brittany.

(May 7, 1868–December 5, 1925; born Stanislaw Wladyslaw Rejment) was a Polish author. He won the N

(May 7, 1868–December 5, 1925; born Stanislaw Wladyslaw Rejment) was a Polish author. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1924. His most famous work is the novel Chlopi.

Was a Polish nobleman, politician, and general.Zamoyski was the owner of estates in Cewków. He serv

Was a Polish nobleman, politician, and general.Zamoyski was the owner of estates in Cewków. He served as aide-de-camp to Grand Duke Constantine, commander-in-chief of the army and de facto viceroy of Congress Poland. He took part in the November Uprising of 1830–1831. Working with Adam Jerzy Czartoryski he became one of the main activists in the Hôtel Lambert group. He emigrated to England, where he represented the interests of Czartoryski. In 1848–1849 he organized Polish units in Italy, serving with the Sardinian Army to fight against the Austrians (1848–49), and later, in 1855, he led a Polish cavalry division in the Turkish Army during the Crimean War.

Is a Polish wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer

Is a Polish wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics.Silver medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics in wrestling in 52 kg category (flyweight).

1893-1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown.

1893-1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown.

(May 19, 1910 in Warsaw, Poland - May 6, 1979 in Warsaw) was a Polish soccer player. A defender, for

(May 19, 1910 in Warsaw, Poland - May 6, 1979 in Warsaw) was a Polish soccer player. A defender, for the whole of his career he played for Polonia Warszawa, where he was a captain. Szczepaniak was one of Polonia’s symbols, also he played several games for the Poland national football team.

Was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Su

Was a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972.Szuszkiewicz's wife, the former Izabella Antonowicz, also competed as a sprint canoer during the 1960s and 1970s.

Was a Polish zoologist.A member of an old noble (szlachta) magnate family from the Poznan region, Ta

Was a Polish zoologist.A member of an old noble (szlachta) magnate family from the Poznan region, Taczanowski is considered one of the most important European zoologists of the nineteenth century. Trained in Paris, he worked at museums in Vienna, Berlin, Paris and London and was curator of the zoological department of the Warsaw University Museum from 1862 (when he succeeded Feliks Pawel Jarocki) until his death. Taczanowski took part in an expedition to Algeria with Antoni S. Waga (1866-67) and wrote several significant studies including Birds of Poland (1882) and Ornithology of Peru (1884-86).

Warsaw, April 3, 1886 – April 4, 1980, Warsaw) was a Polish philosopher, historian of philosophy,

Warsaw, April 3, 1886 – April 4, 1980, Warsaw) was a Polish philosopher, historian of philosophy, historian of art, esthetician, and author of works in ethics.

Was a Polish politician and lawyer.Tempka was member of the Sejm from 1928 until 1935. During the Se

Was a Polish politician and lawyer.Tempka was member of the Sejm from 1928 until 1935. During the Second World War and the German occupation of Poland he was chairman of the resistance organisation "Komitet Wykonawczy SP". He was arrested by the Gestapo and murdered in the German concentration camp Auschwitz.

(or Ladislaus I of Poland) (Polish: Wladyslaw I Lokietek) (1261 - March 2, 1333), was a King of Pola

(or Ladislaus I of Poland) (Polish: Wladyslaw I Lokietek) (1261 - March 2, 1333), was a King of Poland. He was a Duke until 1300, and Prince of Kraków from 1305 until his coronation as King on January 20, 1320.

Was a Polish aviator and military pilot, one of the pioneers of the Polish aviation. Initially a mil

Was a Polish aviator and military pilot, one of the pioneers of the Polish aviation. Initially a military pilot in Austria-Hungary during the Great War, he was among the first pilots to join the Polish Air Force. He took part in the Battle of Lwów (1918) and the Battle of Lwów (1920). As a professional engineer, in 1922-1923 he was chief of Central Aircraft Workshops (Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze - CWL) in Warsaw. He died in an air crash in 1924.

Was a Polish social activist, popularizer of learning, especially of philosophy and psychology, and

Was a Polish social activist, popularizer of learning, especially of philosophy and psychology, and organizer of learned life in partitioned Poland.[1]In 1904 he co-founded the Philosophical Society (Towarzystwo Filozoficzne) and in 1907 the Psychological Society (Towarzystwo Psychologiczne) as well as philosophical and psychological learned institutes. In 1898 he founded Przeglad Filozoficzny (The Philosophical Review), which he edited 1898–1916.[1]

Was a Polish politician, scientist, diplomat and lawyer. He is notable as the last provisional prime

Was a Polish politician, scientist, diplomat and lawyer. He is notable as the last provisional prime minister of the German-controlled puppet state of Regency Kingdom before Poland regained her independence in 1918.Wróblewski was a notable lawyer and docent of administration and administrative law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. On November 4, 1918, after the withdrawal of Józef Swiezynski's provisional government, Wróblewski was chosen by the Regency Council to act as the head of a new temporary provisional government. As the situation in Poland was changing rapidly, Wróblewski chose not to appoint his own ministers and instead continued the job of his predecessor, with the same set of ministers. The last meeting of his government took place on November 11 of that year, when all powers were ceded to Józef Pilsudski, who got back from prison in Magdeburg Fortress earlier that day.

Was a Polish mathematician. Professor of Warsaw Main School, Imperial University of Warsaw (now Univ

Was a Polish mathematician. Professor of Warsaw Main School, Imperial University of Warsaw (now University of Warsaw), Technical Academy in Lviv (now Lviv Polytechnic; twice a rector). Member of Polish Academy of Learning and French Academy of Sciences. He was specialising mainly in mathematical analysis and differential equation.