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Zygmunt Krasiński

1812 - 1859

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Count Napoleon Stanisław Adam Feliks Zygmunt Krasiński (Polish: [ˈzɨɡmunt kraˈɕij̃skʲi]; 19 February 1812 – 23 February 1859) was a Polish poet traditionally ranked after Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Słowacki as one of Poland's Three Bards – the Romantic poets who influenced national consciousness in the period of Partitions of Poland. Krasiński was the most famous member of the noble Krasiński family. He was born in Paris to Count Wincenty Krasiński and Princess Maria Urszula Radziwiłł, a member of the aristocratic Radziwiłł family, and became the close companion of his father after his mother's early death from tuberculosis. He was educated by tutors prior to attending the Warsaw Lyceum, where he graduated in 1827. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zygmunt Krasiński is the 1,916th most popular writer (up from 2,192nd in 2019), the 2,197th most popular biography from France (up from 2,460th in 2019) and the 269th most popular French Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zygmunt Krasiński ranks 1,916 out of 7,302Before him are Jonas Mekas, Jean Starobinski, Magnús Scheving, Paul Gerhardt, Bella Akhmadulina, and John Barth. After him are Petar Kočić, A. S. Byatt, Naftali Herz Imber, Isaac Titsingh, Azar Nafisi, and Adolph Freiherr Knigge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Zygmunt Krasiński ranks 28Before him are Natalia Pushkina, Friedrich von Flotow, Edward Lear, Ilija Garašanin, Zuo Zongtang, and Henry Wilson. After him are Hendrik Conscience, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Édouard Séguin, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Berthold Auerbach, and James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie. Among people deceased in 1859, Zygmunt Krasiński ranks 33Before him are Tatya Tope, Robert Stephenson, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco, Joseph Diez Gergonne, Yoshida Shōin, and Alfred Vail. After him are Karl Baedeker, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, William Cranch Bond, Sergey Aksakov, Thomas Horsfield, and Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Zygmunt Krasiński ranks 2,197 out of 6,770Before him are Marina Ginestà (1919), Pierre Monteux (1875), Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911), Gunnor (950), Niels Arestrup (1949), and Michel Lotito (1950). After him are Paul Poupard (1930), Nadine Trintignant (1934), Sébastien Bourdon (1616), Marcel Camus (1912), Christian Jacq (1947), and Bernard of Menthon (923).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Zygmunt Krasiński ranks 269Before him are Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Yasmina Reza (1959), Jean-Pierre Thiollet (1956), Tristan Corbière (1845), Émile Augier (1820), and Hincmar (806). After him are Christian Jacq (1947), Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808), Eustache Deschamps (1346), Jean Paulhan (1884), Emmanuel Carrère (1957), and Charles de Brosses (1709).