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Jan Kowalik (1910 - 2001)

"Jan Franciszek Suchy", "Jan Pokrzywa"

Jan Kowalik has made contributions to contemporary Polish culture that are immeasurable. While he has had careers as a teacher and a writer, it was in the field of bibliography that he made his mark. P...

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Jan Kowalik (1910 - 2001)

"Jan Franciszek Suchy", "Jan Pokrzywa"

Jan Kowalik has made contributions to contemporary Polish culture that are immeasurable. While he has had careers as a teacher and a writer, it was in the field of bibliography that he made his mark. P...

11/26/2022

Lena Żelichowska (1910 - 1958)

"Grzędzica"

Lena Żelichowska , właśc. Helena Żelichowska – przedwojenna polska aktorka filmowa, rewiowa i teatralna. Wikipedia PL

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Lena Żelichowska (1910 - 1958)

"Grzędzica"

Lena Żelichowska , właśc. Helena Żelichowska – przedwojenna polska aktorka filmowa, rewiowa i teatralna. Wikipedia PL

11/26/2022

Stefan Norblin , właśc. Juliusz Stefan Norblin de la Gourdaine – polski artysta plastyk, malarz, ilustrator i plakacista. Znany przede wszystkim dzięki modernistycznym i secesyjnym plakatom reklamowym ...

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Stefan Norblin , właśc. Juliusz Stefan Norblin de la Gourdaine – polski artysta plastyk, malarz, ilustrator i plakacista. Znany przede wszystkim dzięki modernistycznym i secesyjnym plakatom reklamowym ...

11/26/2022

Rudolf Korwin-Piotrowski (1814 - 1883)

"Korwin Piotrowski"

Cpt. Rudolf Korwin-Piotrowski was born near Lublin in 1814. For his bravery during the 1830-1831 Insurrection against Russia, he received the highest Polish military award, the Virtuti Militari. He ca...

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Rudolf Korwin-Piotrowski (1814 - 1883)

"Korwin Piotrowski"

Cpt. Rudolf Korwin-Piotrowski was born near Lublin in 1814. For his bravery during the 1830-1831 Insurrection against Russia, he received the highest Polish military award, the Virtuti Militari. He ca...

11/24/2022

Dr John Theophil Strentzel (1813 - 1890)

"John Strentzel"

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Theophil Strentze l (29 November 1813–31 October 1890) was a Polish-born physician who gained fame as a pioneer in the area of experimental California horticult...

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Dr John Theophil Strentzel (1813 - 1890)

"John Strentzel"

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Theophil Strentze l (29 November 1813–31 October 1890) was a Polish-born physician who gained fame as a pioneer in the area of experimental California horticult...

11/24/2022

Frances M. Liberace Casadonte (1892 - bef.1980)

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9/15/2022

Civil Engineer; Surveyor; Vice President, Polish Society of California; Fought in the 1830-31 Insurrection against Czarist Russia.

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Civil Engineer; Surveyor; Vice President, Polish Society of California; Fought in the 1830-31 Insurrection against Czarist Russia.

9/15/2022

Felix Paul Wierzbicki, MD (1815 - 1860)

"Felix", "Paul"

Felix Wierzbicki (Polish: Feliks Paweł Wierzbicki); born on January 1, 1815, in Czerniawka, Poland (now Chernyavka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine), Died on December 26, 1860, in San Francisco) was a Poli...

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Felix Paul Wierzbicki, MD (1815 - 1860)

"Felix", "Paul"

Felix Wierzbicki (Polish: Feliks Paweł Wierzbicki); born on January 1, 1815, in Czerniawka, Poland (now Chernyavka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine), Died on December 26, 1860, in San Francisco) was a Poli...

9/15/2022

Martin Prag (c.1822 - 1891)

He arrived in United States on July 24, 1843.

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Martin Prag (c.1822 - 1891)

He arrived in United States on July 24, 1843.

9/15/2022

Polish aviator, writer. He was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain during World War II. He was a pilot in World War I. He wrote numerous articles devoted to the profe...

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Polish aviator, writer. He was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain during World War II. He was a pilot in World War I. He wrote numerous articles devoted to the profe...

9/15/2022

Szczepan Zimmer (1903 - 1984)

Polish American educator, librarian and writer. Szczepan attended grammar school and gimnazium in Tarnopol, and later studied at the University of King Jan Casimir in Lwow, where he received his Ph.D...

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Szczepan Zimmer (1903 - 1984)

Polish American educator, librarian and writer. Szczepan attended grammar school and gimnazium in Tarnopol, and later studied at the University of King Jan Casimir in Lwow, where he received his Ph.D...

9/15/2022

Roman Maciejewski (1910 - 1998)

Roman Maciejewski was a Polish composer, pianist, choir conductor, and above all, the creator of the monumental “Requiem. Missa pro defunctis” and one of the most original collections of piano mazurkas...

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Roman Maciejewski (1910 - 1998)

Roman Maciejewski was a Polish composer, pianist, choir conductor, and above all, the creator of the monumental “Requiem. Missa pro defunctis” and one of the most original collections of piano mazurkas...

9/11/2022

Jaroslaw C. Zielinski (1847 - 1922)

"Jarosław", "Jaroslaus", "de Zielinski", "Dezielinski", "Zieliński"

Zielinski, Jaroslaw (March 31, 1847 - July 25, 1922)The life and times of the famous musician Jaroslaw de Zielinski has become legendary. Unfortunately most of us have never heard of him and are totall...

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Jaroslaw C. Zielinski (1847 - 1922)

"Jarosław", "Jaroslaus", "de Zielinski", "Dezielinski", "Zieliński"

Zielinski, Jaroslaw (March 31, 1847 - July 25, 1922)The life and times of the famous musician Jaroslaw de Zielinski has become legendary. Unfortunately most of us have never heard of him and are totall...

9/11/2022

Richard Boleslawski (1889 - 1937)

"Ричард Болеславский", "Boleslawski", "RIchard", "Bolesław"

4 февраля 1889 (1987), Дембова Гура, Плоцкая губерния — 17 января 1937, Лос-Анджелес, США. Драматический актер, режиссер, сценограф, педагог. Болеслав Ричард Стржезницкий родился в семье польского худо...

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Richard Boleslawski (1889 - 1937)

"Ричард Болеславский", "Boleslawski", "RIchard", "Bolesław"

4 февраля 1889 (1987), Дембова Гура, Плоцкая губерния — 17 января 1937, Лос-Анджелес, США. Драматический актер, режиссер, сценограф, педагог. Болеслав Ричард Стржезницкий родился в семье польского худо...

9/11/2022

Anton Grot (1884 - 1974)

"Anton Grot"

Polish art director long active in Hollywood. He was known for his prolific output with Warner Brothers, contributing, in such films as Little Caesar (1931), and Gold Diggers of 1933 to the distinctive...

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Anton Grot (1884 - 1974)

"Anton Grot"

Polish art director long active in Hollywood. He was known for his prolific output with Warner Brothers, contributing, in such films as Little Caesar (1931), and Gold Diggers of 1933 to the distinctive...

9/11/2022

Albert Wichrowski (1816 - 1899)

He lived in St. Joseph, Buchanan, MO in 1872. He was among the Forty-Niners and after making some money, went to Missouri near St. Louis, to a German settlement. There he got married and bought a bit ...

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Albert Wichrowski (1816 - 1899)

He lived in St. Joseph, Buchanan, MO in 1872. He was among the Forty-Niners and after making some money, went to Missouri near St. Louis, to a German settlement. There he got married and bought a bit ...

9/11/2022

Stanisław Szukalski (1893 - 1987)

"Stach z Warty"

Stanisław Szukalski (1893-1987) was a Polish painter and sculptor, who intended to create a new Polish art based on its mythology and history. He also developed the pseudoscientific-historical theory o...

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Stanisław Szukalski (1893 - 1987)

"Stach z Warty"

Stanisław Szukalski (1893-1987) was a Polish painter and sculptor, who intended to create a new Polish art based on its mythology and history. He also developed the pseudoscientific-historical theory o...

9/9/2022

Stefan Mrożewski (1894 - 1975)

"Mrozewski"

Polish painter, artist, wood engraver. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.His work included wood engravings, book illustrations, portraits and ...

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Stefan Mrożewski (1894 - 1975)

"Mrozewski"

Polish painter, artist, wood engraver. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.His work included wood engravings, book illustrations, portraits and ...

9/9/2022

Zygmunt Sulistrowski (1922 - 2007)

Ecologist and film maker As ecologist and film maker, he has devoted 30 years to the preservation of the Amazon region at his 27,000-acre Great Ecological Reserve called The Forest of Life. Born and ...

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Zygmunt Sulistrowski (1922 - 2007)

Ecologist and film maker As ecologist and film maker, he has devoted 30 years to the preservation of the Amazon region at his 27,000-acre Great Ecological Reserve called The Forest of Life. Born and ...

9/8/2022

Ralph Modjeski MP (1861 - 1940)

Ralph Modjeski , born Rudolf Modrzejewski (1861-1940) was a Polish-American civil engineer who achieved prominence as a pre-eminent bridge designer in the United States. Wikipedia EN

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Ralph Modjeski MP (1861 - 1940)

Ralph Modjeski , born Rudolf Modrzejewski (1861-1940) was a Polish-American civil engineer who achieved prominence as a pre-eminent bridge designer in the United States. Wikipedia EN

9/7/2022