Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Polish Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

(March 8, 1761 - December, 1815) was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army captain of engineers, ethnologis

(March 8, 1761 - December, 1815) was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army captain of engineers, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer and author whose life and exploits made him a legendary figure in his homeland, although he is chiefly known outside Poland for his novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.

(October 3, 1914 Berlin – January 20, 2005 Warsaw) was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, so

(October 3, 1914 Berlin – January 20, 2005 Warsaw) was a Polish journalist, writer, politician, social worker and patriot. He served during the Second World War as one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army.

Was a Polish philosopher, scientist and geographer of the early 16th century.Jan of Stobnica was one

Was a Polish philosopher, scientist and geographer of the early 16th century.Jan of Stobnica was one of Kraków's adherents of Scotism, a philosophical school brought in from Paris first by Michal Twaróg of Bystrzyków (ca. 1450 - 1520). Jan of Stobnica became Michal's most prominent student.[1] Jan's most famous work, entitled "Introductio in Ptholomei Cosmographiam" (Introduction to the Cosmography of Ptolemy) featured some of the first maps printed in Poland. Likewise, his edition of Ptolemy first contained a map of North and South America showing the connection of the two continents by an isthmus. It is one of the oldest known references to North America with Florida

Is a Polish lawyer and political figure. He is best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Repub

Is a Polish lawyer and political figure. He is best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland from 1991 to 1992.Olszewski, a native of Warsaw, came from a worker's family with strong socialist traditions (even he, despite a later right-wing career, considered himself a socialist during his early political life). Many members of his family belonged to the first tier of Polish Socialist Party.Since 1943 he was active in Szare Szeregi, underground Polish Scouting Association during World War II. After War he was active supporter and campaigned for Stanislaw Mikolajczyk's Polish People's Party (1946–1947).

Was a Polish writer, essayist, and translator. Best known for his works relating to classical antiqu

Was a Polish writer, essayist, and translator. Best known for his works relating to classical antiquity, he was also the president of the Polish PEN Club between 1933 and 1978, with a break during World War II.Jan Parandowski graduated from Jan Dlugosz High School, in Lwów, Austria-Hungary. In 1913 he began his studies at the University of Lwów, in the philosophy department. There he studied philosophy, classical philology, archeology, art history, and Polish literature. His studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he was interned in Russia, and consequently taught at schools in Voronezh and Saratov. From 1920 he continued his studies, and in 1923 received his Master's degree in classical philology and archeology.

Was a Polish economist and statistician, politician and the Polish Underground State's Government De

Was a Polish economist and statistician, politician and the Polish Underground State's Government Delegate.

Was a Polish politician and younger brother of Józef Pilsudski.He served in the Sejm of the Republi

Was a Polish politician and younger brother of Józef Pilsudski.He served in the Sejm of the Republic of Central Lithuania, and after its annexation to Poland in 1922, in various positions in the Polish government. As a result of the defeat of Poland following the Invasion of Poland in 1939, Pilsudski was forced to flee, but was arrested by the Soviets in Vilnius. He was freed as a result of a prisoner exchange in 1941, and went to the United Kingdom where he died in exile.

(15 July 1740 - 23 February 1830) was a French-born painter, draughtsman, engraver, drawing artist a

(15 July 1740 - 23 February 1830) was a French-born painter, draughtsman, engraver, drawing artist and caricaturist. From 1774 until 1804 he resided in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where he gained a citizenship. He is considered to be one of the most important painters of the Polish Enlightenment.

Is a retired hurdler from Poland.He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athleti

Is a retired hurdler from Poland.He won a silver medal at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics, and finished fifth at the 1980 Olympics.

Was a Polish mathematician and prominent professor of the University of Lviv.

Was a Polish mathematician and prominent professor of the University of Lviv.

Is a Polish conservative politician, a member of the Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliamen

Is a Polish conservative politician, a member of the Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament. He was chairman of the parliamentary club of Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform) from 2003 to 2005.In 1989 he was elected an MP as a Solidarity candidate. He was appointed the president of a special parliamentary commission for the investigation of the Communist Security Police (Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa). In 1991 he joined Democratic Union (Unia Demokratyczna) party. He was a member of the party's right wing.

Was a Polish painter and graphic artist.During the Second World War he was murdered in the German co

Was a Polish painter and graphic artist.During the Second World War he was murdered in the German concentration camp Auschwitz.

Was a painter of Armenian, Turkish or Greek ethnicity who lived and worked in the territories of the

Was a painter of Armenian, Turkish or Greek ethnicity who lived and worked in the territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Primarily a portrait painter, he was commissioned to execute portraits of notable personalities of his epoch. For many years he was a professor at the University of Vilna, the predecessor of Vilnius University.Following the partitions of the Commonwealth, Rustem started working for the Common School of Vilna, which was later remamed the Imperial University of Vilna, as assistant to Franciszek Smuglewicz. After Smuglewicz's death, Rustem took over some of his duties. In 1811 he became a professor of sketching and in 1819 became a professor of painting. Rustem retired in 1826, but continued to give lectures until his death. Among his students were Taras Shevchenko, Józef Oleszkiewicz and Kanuty Rusiecki.

Was a Polish lawyer, 1945-47 investigation judge, and professor at Jagiellonian University since 196

Was a Polish lawyer, 1945-47 investigation judge, and professor at Jagiellonian University since 1961. He was member of the Commission for the Investigation of Nazi War Crimes, and Chairman of the Krakow District Commission until 1953. In 1945-46 he led the investigations on the site of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. As an investigation judge he prepared the accusation act of the former camp commandant Rudolf Höß. From 1949 director of the Institute of Forensic Research in Kraków. Sehn died suddenly 1965 in Frankfurt.

He is notable for his work on the role of exotic smoothness in cosmology, quantum game theory, and a

He is notable for his work on the role of exotic smoothness in cosmology, quantum game theory, and applications of thermodynamics in the theory of finance.He earned his PhD, under Marek Zralek, and habilitation in theoretical physics from the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. He has published a number of papers on quantum field theory, mathematical physics, quantum information processing, and econophysics.

(August 29, 1756, Znin – November 9, 1830, Jašiunai Manor near Vilna) was a Polish mathematician,

(August 29, 1756, Znin – November 9, 1830, Jašiunai Manor near Vilna) was a Polish mathematician, philosopher and astronomer at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Polish painter.Jan Sobczynski’s painting technique is oil on canvas with a vivid selection of colo

Polish painter.Jan Sobczynski’s painting technique is oil on canvas with a vivid selection of colors and rich textures. His art shows the beauty of small Polish towns in Silesia, landscapes, still lifes and battle scenes. Jan's triptych depicting the he Battle of the Bzura River (one of the heroic stands of the Polish cavalry against German tanks during Second World War) received recognition and award during the exhibition in ‘Zacheta Galery’ - 1985. His paintings are in historical collections owned by the Polish Ministry of National Defense. He visited the United States of America several times. During his visits there he painted Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza and several landscapes in Colorado.

Was a Polish medic, university professor and one of the most renowned specialists in forensics of th

Was a Polish medic, university professor and one of the most renowned specialists in forensics of the early 20th century. Throughout his life he served as a chief specialist in various trials, especially in the assessment of evidence. Between 1923 and his retirement in 1962 he was a professor at the Kraków-based Jagiellonian University. From 1931 he was also a member of the Polish Academy of Skills and from 1958 - of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Arrested by the Germans in 1942, he spent the rest of the war in Auschwitz and then Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp

Is a Polish writer, poet, essayist and esperantist.In 1998, Jan Stanislaw Skorupski was featured in

Is a Polish writer, poet, essayist and esperantist.In 1998, Jan Stanislaw Skorupski was featured in the German Edition of The Guinness Book of Records as an author of the most sonnets (page 145): Zurich (CH) based polish writer Jan Stanislaw Skorupski is the author of the most sonnets: He wrote 2928 poems in the time of January 1st, 1995 till June 12th, 1997 in two languages, Polish and Esperanto respectively.

Was a Polish modernist painter, art professor, originator and member of various art groups and socie

Was a Polish modernist painter, art professor, originator and member of various art groups and societies.He began to learn painting in the so called Drawing Class (which later gave rise to the School of Fine Arts) in Warsaw under Wojciech Gerson. In 1883, he enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Kraków. In 1885, he continued his studies in Paris under Charles Emile Auguste Durand. While based in Paris, he travelled much, visiting Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and also Ukraine.His early works were exhibited at the inauguration of the Salon du Champ-de-Mars in Paris in 1890 and at the Friends of the Arts Society in Kraków in 1892. In the 1990s, he travelled extensively and his sketchbooks filled up with drawings from Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Kraków, and various places in Ukraine. Together with Julian Falat, he painted the landscape parts of Napoleon’s Army Crossing the Berezina, a panorama by Wojciech Kossak.

Was a Polish cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km a

Was a Polish cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.

Was an ethnic Polish-born painter noted for producing large historical and Christian religion panora

Was an ethnic Polish-born painter noted for producing large historical and Christian religion panoramas.Styka, son of an officer in Austria-Hungary, attended school in his native Lemberg (L'viv Lwów) then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria following which he took up residence in Italy for a short time before moving to France where the great art movements at Montmartre and Montparnasse were taking shape and where he would spend a large part of his life.Among Styka's important works is the large scene of Saint Peter preaching the Gospel in the Catacombs (seen here) painted in Paris in 1902. His renowned panoramas include "Bem in Siedmiogrod" (1897), "The Martydrom of Christians in Nero's Circus" (1897), and at the Wroclaw Branch of the National Museum of Poland is the monumental collaboration "The Battle of Raclawice" painted in 1894.

(April 13, 1872 in Rudniki (near Mostyska), Ukraine - April 18, 1926 in Tarnów, Poland) was a Polis

(April 13, 1872 in Rudniki (near Mostyska), Ukraine - April 18, 1926 in Tarnów, Poland) was a Polish inventor.

Was a Polish sociologist and politician. Professor of University of Lódz, its rector from 1952-1956

Was a Polish sociologist and politician. Professor of University of Lódz, its rector from 1952-1956. His works concentrated on theory of sociology, history of sociology, as well as studying of transformations of social structure. Politician in People's Republic of Poland, deputy to Sejm and member of Polish Council of State (1977-1982). Retired in 1982.