Bishop of Poznań, patron, diplomat. He was born 1456 in Kujawy land. Studied at the Krakow University and subsequently, in […]
Medical doctor, national and social activist, advocate of the ‘organic labour’ concept. He was born 1800 in Poznań. During his […]
MIESZKO I Son of Siemomysł, Mieszko I was the first historically recognised Duke of Poland, and the founder of Poland […]
Political activist, born 1901 in Holsterhausen (Westphalia). Participated in the Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918/1919. He started his political activity in […]
Composer, conductor, organist and music teacher. He was born 1877 at Barczewo in Varmia. He was taught music in Święta-Lipka, […]
Klaudyna Potocka (nee Działyńska) A patriot and social activist. Born in 1801 in Kórnik. She was educated in Konarzewo near […]
Duke of Wielkopolska and King of Poland. Born 1257in Poznań, after his father Przemysł (Premislas) I died. Having taken power […]
Marian Rejewski, Henryk Zygalski, Jerzy Różycki These research mathematicians and cryptologists successfully broke, in late 1932/early 1933, the cipher of […]
A Prague bishop. Missionary and martyr. A saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the first saint in Poland. Born […]
Architect, born 1871 in Poznań. Studied architecture at the Charlottenburg University of Technology; received his construction traineeship in Marburg and […]
Traveller, explorer of Australia and Tasmania. Born 1797 in Głuszyna near Poznań. Took part in the November Insurrection (1830); after […]
Conductor and composer, founder of the Poznańskie Słowiki [‘The Poznań Nightingales’] Boys’ and Men’s Choir, he is recognised as an […]