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Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski was a Polish novelist, journalist, historian, publisher, painter, and musician.
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culture · Poland's most prolific novelist (1812–1887) · translator · historian · playwright · journalist · writer · poet · painter · novelist · opinion journalist · draftsperson · also Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski, Ignaz Kraszewski, Kraszewski
Born 28 July 1812 · Died 19 March 1887 · Q254524
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2025· 2 entries
PolskieRadio: Matka Królów cz.I - Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
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2022· 1 entry
Niedziela: 210 lat temu urodził się Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
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2012· 2 entries
POLITYKA: Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
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wp: Rekordzista polskiej literatury - Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
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2003· 1 entry
Stara Baśń was adapted to the movie An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God, directed by Jerzy Hoffman
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1962· 1 entry
In Romanów (the Józef Ignacy Kraszewski Museum in Romanów)
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1890· 1 entry
“What a hell! All her youth, all her beauty, every hope of success, every poetical ideal of a brilliant life sacrificed to that abominable law of reproduction which turns the normal woman into a mere machine for bringing children into the world.”
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1887· 1 entry
Died 1887-03-19.
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1882· 1 entry
Helped to found the educational institution Macierz Polska in Lwów
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1880· 1 entry
Attempted to travel to Warsaw but was denied permission by the Russian authorities
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1879· 1 entry
Celebrated the 50th anniversary of his literary career in several cities in Europe, including in Kraków in a large event (on 2 to 7 October) during which he received the honorary degrees from Jagiellonian University a
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1873· 1 entry
Decided to become a full-time writer, and this year alone he wrote ten novels and two academic texts
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1872· 1 entry
Became the member of the Academy of Learning
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1871· 1 entry
Briefly campaigned to be elected a deputy from the Poznań region, but withdrew facing a strong opposition from the Polish conservative-clergy circles that he opposed in his newspaper polemics
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1869· 1 entry
And for a time he ran a printing press in Dresden
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1861· 1 entry
Became a member of the Delegacja Miejska, a patriotic civic organization based in Warsaw
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1860· 1 entry
Bought a Warsaw townhouse, now known as the Kraszewski House), in Kiev (on numerous occasions), and in Odesa (1843, 1852)
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1858· 2 entries
Became a corresponding member of the Kraków Scientific Society
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When he travelled to Western Europe, visiting Austria, Belgium, Italy, Germany, and France
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1853· 1 entry
In an effort to better support and educate his four children, Kraszewski moved to his wife Zofia's inherited family estate near Zhytomyr, where he became, from 1856, school superintendent and director of the local theatr
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1851· 1 entry
Was offered a professorship at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, but this was again vetoed by the authorities, this time both Russian and Austrian
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1838· 1 entry
And 1843), and Hymny boleści (Hymns of sorrow, 1857), as well as the lengthy poem-trilogy Anafielas (1843–1846)
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1837· 1 entry
Kraszewski leased a farm in the village of Omelno
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1836· 1 entry
Kraszewski was nominated to join the faculty of Kiev University as professor of Polish language, but the nomination was vetoed by the Russian government, which considered him politically suspect
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1830· 1 entry
And he became an influential writer and journalist
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1829· 1 entry
Studied medicine at University of Vilnius; soon after, he transferred to the Faculty of Literature and Fine Arts
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1812· 1 entry
Born 1812-07-28.
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