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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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Place of birth
- Sycyna Północna
- Place of death
- Lublin
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Jagiellonian University
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Native language
- Polish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- 1576 Polish–Lithuanian royal election
- Student of
- Francis Robortello
- Field of work
- fiction
- Genre
- epitaph
- Image
- Jan Kochanowski.png
- Residence
- Czarnolas
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- date of birth
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- date of death
- 1584-08-22
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- Jan Kochanowski
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Jan Kochanowski
- writing language
- Latin
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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.
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