Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Polish composer of classical music. His work in the late 1950s and 1960s was characterised by a

Is a Polish composer of classical music. His work in the late 1950s and 1960s was characterised by a dissonant modernism influenced by Nono, Stockhausen and Górecki's contemporaries Penderecki and Serocki. In the mid 1970s, he moved towards a 'pure' sacred minimalist sound, encapsulated by the 1976 Symphony No. 3. Though he has remained primarily a religious composer, Górecki has progressed through several distinct styles, from the reverence of Beatus Vir (1979), to the meditative Miserere (1981) to the spiritualism of Good Night (1990).

(pronounced ['x?nr?k m?i'k?waj gu'r??tski]) (born December 6, 1933 in Czernica, Poland) is a Polish

(pronounced ['x?nr?k m?i'k?waj gu'r??tski]) (born December 6, 1933 in Czernica, Poland) is a Polish composer of classical music. Górecki's work in the late 1950s and 1960s was characterised by a dissonant modernism influenced by Nono, Stockhausen, and his contemporaries Penderecki and Serocki. In the mid 1970s, he moved towards a 'pure' sacred minimalist sound, encapsulated by the 1976 Symphony No

A former Polish football player.He played 9 times for Poland.[1]

A former Polish football player.He played 9 times for Poland.[1]

Was a Polish socialist politician and a General of the Polish Army. Former commander of the Border D

Was a Polish socialist politician and a General of the Polish Army. Former commander of the Border Defence Corps, he was among the Polish officers murdered in the Katyn massacre.After the outbreak of World War I, Minkiewicz joined the 2nd Brigade of the Polish Legions.[1] Initially in the rank of porucznik and a commanding officer of a company, with time he was promoted to the rank of Lt. Colonel and became the commanding officer of the 3rd Infantry Regiment. During the battle of Kostiuchówka, on July 6, 1916 he was wounded in action and taken prisoner by the Russians. Officially a Russian citizen serving in enemy formations

Is a Polish writer, journalist and publisher.he studied philology at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univ

Is a Polish writer, journalist and publisher.he studied philology at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. He then became professor of Polish language in a gymnasium and contributed to a farm newspaper in Lublin (Sztandar Ludu). In 1965, he founded a poets association in 1965 called « Prom ». In 1969, he compiled Henryk Cybulski's memoirs, Czerwone noce (Red nights) about Przebraze Defence, the self-defence of Poles against the Ukrainian UPA. Pajak wrote then a novel based on this subject matter, Los (Fate) in 1969.

A retired Polish football player.He played for a few clubs, including ROW Rybnik, Górnik Zabrze and

A retired Polish football player.He played for a few clubs, including ROW Rybnik, Górnik Zabrze and AJ Auxerre in France.He played for the Polish national team (18 matches) and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup , where Poland won the bronze medal and at the 1976 Summer Olympics where Poland won the silver medal.

Was a Polish chess master.Pogoriely took 3rd at Warsaw 1936, and played for Poland at seventh board

Was a Polish chess master.Pogoriely took 3rd at Warsaw 1936, and played for Poland at seventh board (+10 –3 =7) in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936. He won team silver medal and bronze individual medal there.

(1823-1894) was a Polish painter.

(1823-1894) was a Polish painter.

Is member of the clergy of Bialystok, emeritus Archbishop of Wroclaw and Cardinal Priest.He was orda

Is member of the clergy of Bialystok, emeritus Archbishop of Wroclaw and Cardinal Priest.He was ordained by Archbishop Romuald Jalbrzykowski on 18 June 1950, and was an associate pastor at Szudzialowo. After a year of parish experience, he was sent to Lublin to continue his preparation in theology at the Catholic University of Lublin. He earned a doctorate in moral theology in 1955; from 1956 to 1959 he was university chaplain in Bialystok. Following this he taught in the seminary at Warmia, while also working in the diocesan Curia of Olsztyn.

Was a Polish lawyer and political activist of the nationalistic movement, co-founder of the National

Was a Polish lawyer and political activist of the nationalistic movement, co-founder of the National Radical Camp and ONR-ABC. He was one of the inmates of Detention Camp Bereza Kartuska.

Was a Polish Romantic-era journalist and novelist.Count Henryk Rzewuski was a scion of a Polish magn

Was a Polish Romantic-era journalist and novelist.Count Henryk Rzewuski was a scion of a Polish magnate family in Ukraine. He was the son of Adam Wawrzyniec Rzewuski, a Russian senator who resided in St. Petersburg; a great-nephew of a Targowica confederate;[1] and great-grandson of Waclaw Piotr Rzewuski, Polish Great Crown Hetman who had been exiled in 1767–73 to Kaluga by Russian ambassador to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Nikolai Repnin, who was effectively running the Commonwealth.[2]

Was a Polish Academic painter. He was particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancie

Was a Polish Academic painter. He was particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament.After graduating from the University with the degree of Kandidat he abandoned his scientific career and moved to Saint Petersburg to study painting at the Imperial Academy of Arts in the years 1864-1870. Upon his graduation he was awarded a gold medal. In 1870-1871 he studied under Karl von Piloty in Munich on a grant from the Academy. In 1871 he moved to Rome, while spending summers at his estate in Strzalkowo, near Czestochowa in Poland.

Is a Polish philosopher. He completed technical studies, musicology and philosophy in Warsaw. He rec

Is a Polish philosopher. He completed technical studies, musicology and philosophy in Warsaw. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Oxford University.[1]Skolimowski's work is targeted at overcoming human angst and disconnection caused in part by the overwhelming preponderance of modern technology, which had its seeds in the Industrial Revolution. Our accelerating dependence on technology at the expense of a right relationship with Nature and the planet is a prime concern within Skolimowski's work, as is the increasing inability of organized patriarchal religions to provide a meaningful spiritual platform from which modern human beings may appropriately evolve.

(1894-1944) was a Polish politician, diplomat, and social worker who during World War II helped save

(1894-1944) was a Polish politician, diplomat, and social worker who during World War II helped save 5,000 Hungarian and Polish Jews from Budapest by giving them false Polish passports.

Is a retired amateur boxer from Poland, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olymp

Is a retired amateur boxer from Poland, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 (Montréal, Canada).Srednicki is best known for winning the world title at the second World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1978, beating Cuba's Héctor Ramírez in the final.

(1894-1988) was a Polish painter, considered to be a pioneer of the classical avant-garde of the 192

(1894-1988) was a Polish painter, considered to be a pioneer of the classical avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s. He was a foremost representative of the Constructivist movement, as well as the co-creator of the Geometric Abstract art movement.

Was a soccer forward player, sports official, and military officer. He fought in World War I (in the

Was a soccer forward player, sports official, and military officer. He fought in World War I (in the Austrian Army), then in the Polish Army in Polish-Soviet War, and also participated in the Silesian Uprisings.

(1919-2001) was a mime artist and theatre director, born in Poznan, Poland. He settled in Cracow in

(1919-2001) was a mime artist and theatre director, born in Poznan, Poland. He settled in Cracow in 1945 to study theatre after the end of World War II during which he studied at Iwo Gall's Theatre Studio from 1945 to 1947 and ballet under Feliks Parnell. Tomaszewski left Parnell's company in 1949 and resettled in Wroclaw, where he taught ballet and began to develop his concepts in mime.

Was a Polish weightlifter who competed in the Olympics.

Was a Polish weightlifter who competed in the Olympics.

(July 10, 1835 Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - March 31, 1880 Moscow) was a Polish compose

(July 10, 1835 Lublin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire - March 31, 1880 Moscow) was a Polish composer and violinist.

(1909-1978) was a Polish telecommunications engineer who worked for Motorola in Chicago. He was the

(1909-1978) was a Polish telecommunications engineer who worked for Motorola in Chicago. He was the inventor of one of the first Walkie-Talkies and one of the authors of his company success in the fields of radio communication.

Is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden

Is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the featherweight event where he finished in third place.

(born July 10, 1946 in Zabrze) is a former Polish footballer, and later a football manager. He playe

(born July 10, 1946 in Zabrze) is a former Polish footballer, and later a football manager. He played for the Polish national team at the 1974 (third place) and 1978 FIFA World Cup, and won the silver medal two years later at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

(1901-1986) was a member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, specifically the Armia K

(1901-1986) was a member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, specifically the Armia Krajowa (AK), where he reached the rank of colonel. He was the head of the "Jewish Department" in AK's Bureau of Information and Propaganda.