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Also known as Ioannes Cochanovius

Polish Renaissance poet (1530–1584)

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Jan Kochanowski was a Polish author born on January 1, 1530, and died on August 22, 1584. His literary output includes 115 works, with notable titles such as *Fraszki Jana Kochanowskiego*, *Dziela polskie*, *Fraszki. Przedm. i glossy dolaczyl Stanisław Lempicki*, *Pieśni, i wybór innych wierszy*, and *Pisma zbiorowe*. Crossref records five of his works.

His writings have been tagged with the descriptors "16th century" and "polish." Wikiquote features several of his lines, including "O mnie Moskwa i będą wiedzieć TatarowieI, różnego mieszkańcy świata, Anglikowie." and "Nieznajomy wróg jakiś miesza ludzkie rzeczy." The subject is referenced by 189 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, 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
1530
Died
1584
Works
115

Top works

  • Fraszki Jana Kochanowskiego
  • Dziela polskie
  • Fraszki. Przedm. i glossy dolaczyl Stanisław Lempicki
  • Pieśni, i wybór innych wierszy
  • Pisma zbiorowe

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
PL
Active from
1530
Active to
1584-08-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
627
Total plays
2,286

Tags

16th centurypolish

Jan Kochanowski (Polish: [ˈjan kɔxaˈnɔfskʲi]; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language. He is commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz. Jan Kochanowski was born at Sycyna, near Radom, Poland. He was the older brother of Andrzej Kochanowski, who would also become a poet and translator. Little is known of Jan's early education. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jan+K

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Quotes

  • O mnie Moskwa i będą wiedzieć TatarowieI, różnego mieszkańcy świata, Anglikowie.
  • I write in the same fashion that I live:My rhymes are drunken, for I love to drink.I like a revel and I like a jest,Sometimes a woman: such things fill my verse.And why pretend? The priest who strives to teachMe moderation, hides a devil within.
  • Wielkieś mi uczyniła pustki w domu moim,Moja droga Orszulko, tym zniknienim swoim!Pełno nas, a jakoby nikogo nie było:Jedną maluczką duszą tak wiele ubyło.
  • Kupićby cię mądrości za drogie pieniądze,Która (jeśli prawdziwie mienią) wszystkie żądze,Wszystkie ludzkie frasunki umiesz wykorzenić.
  • Gdzieśkolwiek jest, jeśliś jest, lituj mej żałości.A niemożeszli w onej dawnej swej całości,Pociesz mię, jako możesz, a staw się przedemną,Lubo snem, lubo cieniem, lub marą nikczemną.
  • Nieznajomy wróg jakiś miesza ludzkie rzeczy.

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Key facts

Born
( 1530-06-23 ) 23 June 1530, Sycyna , Kingdom of Poland
Died
22 August 1584 (1584-08-22) (aged 54), Lublin , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Resting place
Zwoleń
Other name
Jan z Czarnolasu
Alma mater
University of Padua
Occupations
Courtier poet
Years active
1550–1584
Known for
Major influence on Polish poetry ; first major Polish poet
Notable work
Treny Fraszki Odprawa posłów greckich
Spouse
Dorota Podlodowska [ pl ] ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1575 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Jan Kochanowski ( Polish: [ˈjan kɔxaˈnɔfskʲi]; 23 June 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who wrote in Latin and Polish and established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language. He has been called the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz (the latter, a leading Romantic writer) and one of the most influential Slavic poets prior to the 19th century.

In his youth, Kochanowski traveled to Italy, where he studied at the University of Padua, and to France. In 1559 he returned to Poland, where he made the acquaintance of political and religious notables including Jan Tarnowski, Piotr Myszkowski (whom he briefly served as a courtier), and members of the influential Radziwiłł family.

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

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