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Stanisław Wyspiański
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Stanisław Wyspiański, self-portrait; in the National Museum in Kraków, Poland.
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Stanisław Wyspiański: Facts & Related Content

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Born January 15, 1869 • Kraków • Poland
Died November 28, 1907 (aged 38) • Kraków • Poland
Notable Works “The Wedding”
Movement / Style Young Poland movement

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Stanisław Wyspiański, self-portrait; in the National Museum in Kraków, Poland.
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Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, lithograph by François Le Villain after a portrait by Fabian Sarnecki.
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Polish writer
Słowacki, Juliusz
Juliusz Słowacki
Polish author
Asnyk, Adam
Adam Asnyk
Polish author
Jan Kochanowski, marble bust, c. 1610; in a private collection.
Jan Kochanowski
Polish poet
Tadeusz Różewicz
Polish poet and playwright
Norwid, Cyprian
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet
Antoni Słonimski
Polish writer and translator
Ary Scheffer: Zygmunt Krasiński
Zygmunt Krasiński
Polish poet and dramatist
Tadeusz Miciński
Polish writer
Stanisław Przybyszewski.
Stanisław Przybyszewski
Polish author
Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin
Polish author
Stefan Żeromski, pastel by Leon Wyczótłkowski, 1904; in the National Museum, Kraków, Poland.
Stefan Żeromski
Polish author
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Polish author
Peretz, I.L.
I.L. Peretz
Polish-Jewish writer
Fredro, Aleksander
Aleksander Fredro
Polish dramatist
Mrozek
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish playwright and satirist
Leon Kruczkowski
Polish author
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
Wojciech Bogusławski
Polish dramatist
Franciszek Bohomolec
Polish dramatist and linguist

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