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In formal situations, multiple given names were presented in the following style: "Zygmunt, Józef, Erazm 3-ga imion Kaczkowski, urodził sie dnia 2 maja 1825 roku..." (Zygmunt, Józef, Erazm of three names Kaczkowski, was born on the day of the 2nd of May, in the year of 1825...) [ 2 ] In the case of two first names the qualifier "of two names ...
Polish literary historian Stanisław Kot provides the earliest printed attestation of part of the 19th-century Polish-language saying that "Poland was heaven for the nobility, purgatory for townfolk, hell for peasants, paradise for Jews", in an anonymous 1606 Latin [2] text, one of two that are jointly known by the Polish title, Paskwiliusze na królewskim weselu podrzucone ("Pasquils Planted ...
John III Sobieski (Polish: Jan III Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtʂɛt͡ɕi sɔˈbʲɛskʲi]); Lithuanian: Jonas III Sobieskis (Lithuanian pronunciation: ['joːnäs so'bʲɛskis]); Latin: Ioannes III Sobiscius (Latin pronunciation: [joˈannɛs soˈbiʃiʊs]) 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
Burzyński (Polish pronunciation: [buˈʐɨɲski]; feminine: Burzyńska; plural: Burzyńscy) is a Polish surname and habitational name from the village of Burzyn in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
In Polish science fiction of the interwar period, grotesque elements began to be used, mainly for satirical purposes. New authors and new issues emerged. Among the new themes, the concept of a miraculous invention was particularly explored (e.g., Eliksir profesora Bohusza [Elixir of Professor Bohusz] by Stefan Barszczewski [] from 1923), a motif that also appeared in crime novels (e.g ...
The Nobel Prize. This is a list of Nobel laureates who are Poles (ethnic) or Polish (citizenship). The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed on "those who conferred the greatest benefit on humankind", first instituted in 1901.
Kristen Bell (born 1980), film/television actress (Veronica Mars), mother is of Polish descent [3] Maria Bello (born 1967), actress (A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking, The Cooler); mother is of Polish descent; Brian Benben (born 1956), television actor; father was of Polish descent