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Also Known As Maria Gabriela Korwin-Piotrowska
Born March 30, 1857 • Ukraine
Died December 21, 1921 (aged 64) • Lviv • Ukraine
Notable Works “Moralność pani Dulskiej” • “Zaszumi las”
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Polish author
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, lithograph by François Le Villain after a portrait by Fabian Sarnecki.
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Polish writer
Stefan Żeromski, pastel by Leon Wyczótłkowski, 1904; in the National Museum, Kraków, Poland.
Stefan Żeromski
Polish author
Leon Kruczkowski
Polish author
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
Antoni Słonimski
Polish writer and translator
Tadeusz Miciński
Polish writer
Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch
American writer
Słowacki, Juliusz
Juliusz Słowacki
Polish author
Witold Gombrowicz
Polish author
Asnyk, Adam
Adam Asnyk
Polish author
Jan Kochanowski, marble bust, c. 1610; in a private collection.
Jan Kochanowski
Polish poet
Fredro, Aleksander
Aleksander Fredro
Polish dramatist
Tadeusz Różewicz
Polish poet and playwright
Norwid, Cyprian
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet
Mrozek
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish playwright and satirist
Stanisław Wyspiański, self-portrait; in the National Museum in Kraków, Poland.
Stanisław Wyspiański
Polish dramatist and painter
Wojciech Bogusławski
Polish dramatist
Ary Scheffer: Zygmunt Krasiński
Zygmunt Krasiński
Polish poet and dramatist
Franciszek Bohomolec
Polish dramatist and linguist