Mikołaj Rej
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Key facts
- Born
- 4 February 1505, Żurawno, Kingdom of Poland (now Zhuravno , Ukraine )
- Died
- Either 8 September or 5 October 1569 (aged 64), Rejowiec , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Pen name
- Mikołaj Rey
- Occupation
- Poet, writer, politician, musician
- Nationality
- Polish
- Genre
- Poetry
- Literary movement
- Polish Reformation
- Relatives
- Andrzej (Grandson), Andrzej (Great-grandson), Nicholas (descendant)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Poland
- Place of birth
- Zhuravno
- Place of death
- Rejowiec
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Jagiellonian University
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Religion
- Reformed Christianity
- Field of work
- literature
- Image
- Mikołaj Rej.PNG
- Coat of arms
- Oksza
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- Commons category
- Mikołaj Rej
- date of birth
- 1505-02-04
- date of death
- 1569-10-04
- writing language
- Polish
- name in native language
- Mikołaj Rej
- Commons Creator page
- Mikołaj Rej
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Mikołaj Rej, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Mikołaj Rej or Mikołaj Rey of Nagłowice (4 February 1505 – between 8 September and 5 October 1569) was a Polish poet, prose writer, politician, and musician of the early Polish Renaissance. He was the first major author to write exclusively in the Polish language and is regarded, alongside Biernat of Lublin and Jan Kochanowski, as one of the founders of Polish literary language and literature.
Life
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