Paulina Krakowowa | |
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.jpg) Paulina Krakowowa by J. Mieczkowskiego, 1882 | |
| Born | 29 June 1813 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | February 16, 1882 (aged 68) Warsaw, Poland |
| Burial place | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, publicist, editor, teacher, social activist, boarding school founder |
| Notable work | Diaries of a Young Orphan (1839), Memoirs of an Exile (1845) |
| Spouse | Ludwik Kraków |
| Children | 5 |
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Paulina Petronela Krakowowa (29 June 1813 – 16 February 1882) was a Polish writer, publicist, editor, teacher, and social activist. She was the founder and supervisor of a boarding school for girls in Warsaw which she ran from 1849 to 1879. She specialised in literature for children and young people including Diaries of a Young Orphan (1839) and Memoirs of an Exile (1845).