His Excellency Ignacy Krasicki | |
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| Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland | |
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| Archdiocese | Gniezno |
| In office | 1796–1801 |
| Predecessor | Michał Jerzy Poniatowski |
| Successor | Ignacy Raczyński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1735 |
| Died | 14 March 1801 (aged 66), Berlin |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Occupation | Writer, Primate of Poland |
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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[citation needed]), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet[1] ("the Prince of Poets"), a critic of the clergy,[1] 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.[1]
- ^ a b c "Ignacy Krasicki", Encyklopedia Polski (Encyclopedia of Poland), p. 325.