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Also Known As Maria Łączyńska
Born December 7, 1786 • Poland
Died December 15, 1817 (aged 31) • Paris • France
Notable Family Members son Alexandre-Florian-Joseph Colonna, Comte Walewski
John Paul II
St. John Paul II
pope
Henri Tajfel
Polish-born British social psychologist
Wojciech Adalbert Zywny
Polish musician
Sheldon Glueck
American criminologist
Johannes von Mikulicz-Radecki
Polish surgeon
Hilary Koprowski
Polish-born virologist
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish astronomer
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
British writer
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Polish-French composer and pianist
Mateusz Morawiecki
Mateusz Morawiecki
prime minister of Poland
Donald Tusk
Donald Tusk
prime minister of Poland
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Polish general and statesman
Józef Piłsudski
Józef Piłsudski
Polish revolutionary and statesman
Władysław Gomułka
Polish politician
Carel Allardt: engraving of Jan (John III) Sobieski
John III Sobieski
king of Poland
Marie Curie
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist
Stanisław Leśniewski
Polish logician and mathematician
French Open champion
Iga Świątek
Polish tennis player
Casimir III
Casimir III
king of Poland
Casimir IV
Casimir IV
king of Poland