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Ignacy Krasicki

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Polish writer and poet, Catholic archbishop

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Ignacy Krasicki was a Polish male composer, pianist, and author. Born on February 3, 1735, he died on March 14, 1801. His musical output is categorized under classical and Polish genres. As a writer, he is associated with a collection of 72 works, including *Satyry i listy*, *Uwagi*, *Poematy heroikomiczne. Myszeis. Monachomachia. Antymonachomachia*, *Bajki i przypowieści*, and *Myszeis*.

Krasicki’s literary contributions are documented in various databases, with one source listing five specific works. He has been referenced by 487 other encyclopedia articles. Digital archives maintain a Commons gallery and category dedicated to him. Additionally, music platforms record 46 plays from 18 listeners for his name.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1735
Died
1801
Works
72

Top works

  • Satyry i listy
  • Uwagi
  • Poematy heroikomiczne. Myszeis. Monachomachia. Antymonachomachia
  • Bajki i przypowieści
  • Myszeis

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
18
Total plays
46

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Key facts

Archdiocese
Gniezno
In office
1796–1801
Predecessor
Michał Jerzy Poniatowski
Successor
Ignacy Raczyński
Born
( 1735-02-03 ) 3 February 1735, Dubiecko , Sanok Land
Died
14 March 1801 (1801-03-14) (aged 66), Berlin
Denomination
Roman Catholicism
Occupation
Writer, Primate of Poland

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Encyclopedic overview

Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki (3 February 1735 – 14 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet ("the Prince of Poets"), a critic of the clergy, Poland's La Fontaine, author of the first Polish novel, playwright, journalist, encyclopedist, and translator from French and Greek.

His most notable literary works were his Fables and Parables (1779), Satires (1779), and poetic letters and religious lyrics, in which the artistry of his poetic language reached its summit.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ignacy Krasicki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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