Ignacy Krasicki

1735 - 1801

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country of citizenship: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

native language: Polish

languages spoken, written or signed: Polish, French

educated at: Lviv Jesuit College

occupation: journalist, linguist, poet, writer, novelist, translator, Catholic priest, playwright, Catholic deacon

award received: Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Red Eagle, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of the Black Eagle

position held: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Gniezno, Catholic bishop, deputy, Crown Chaplain of the Kingdom of Poland, Roman Catholic bishop of Warmia, titular bishop, Primate of Poland

Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki (3 February 1735 – 14 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, Ermland) 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)