About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Ignacy Krasicki, Walerian Protasewicz, Wawrzyniec Grzyma a Go licki, Marcin Kromer, Jozef Andrzej Za uski, Jozef Kossakowski, Jakub Ucha ski, Adam Stanis aw Krasi ski, Stanis aw D mbski, Teodor Kazimierz Czartoryski, Hugo Ko taj, Jan aski, Stanislaus Hosius, John Albert Vasa, Karol Ferdynand Vasa, Kajetan So tyk, Jerzy Radziwi, Adam Naruszewicz, Piotr Gembicki, Andrzej Stanis aw Za uski, Ignacy Jakub Massalski, Micha Jerzy Poniatowski, Andrew Bathory, Jakub Zadzik, Teodor Andrzej Potocki, Henryk Firlej, Stanis aw Karnkowski, Erazm Cio ek, Stanis aw ubie ski, Jan Lipski, Micha Stefan Radziejowski, Piotr Gamrat, Jerzy Tyszkiewicz, Stanis aw Zaremba, Andrzej M odziejowski, Jan Lubra ski, Andrzej Trzebicki, Andrzej Szo drski, Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Andrzej Zebrzydowski, Gabriel Podoski, Andrzej Leszczy ski, Bogus aw Radoszewski, Pawe Piasecki. Excerpt: Ignacy Krasicki (February 3, 1735 - March 14, 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, Ermland) and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet ("the Prince of Poets"), Poland's La Fontaine, author of the first Polish novel, playwright, journalist, encyclopedist, and translator from French and Greek. Krasicki family coat-of-arms-RogalaKrasicki was born in Dubiecko, on southern Poland's San River, into a family bearing the title of count of the Holy Roman Empire. He was related to the most illustrious families in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and spent his childhood surrounded with the love and solicitude of his own family. He attended a Jesuit school in Lwow, then studied at a Warsaw Catholic seminary (1751-54). In 1759 he took holy orders and continued his education in Rome (1759-61). Two of his brothers also entered the priesthood. Returning to Poland, Krasicki became secretary to the Prima...
