Pol was born in Lublin (then in Galicia), to Franz Pohl (or Poll), a German in the Austrian service, and his wife Eleonora Longchamps de Berier, from a French family living in Poland. Pol fought in the Polish army in the November 1830 Uprising and participated in the 1848 revolution. In spite of his mixed family background, he considered himself a Pole, so much so that he changed his surname to Pol.
He was interned in Königsberg after the fall of the November Uprising in Russian partition of Poland.[2] He enrolled at the University but soon became embroiled in controversy, for his anti-Tsarist agitation. While Pol was defended by German speaking professors, Peter von Bohlen and Friedrich Wilhelm Schubert, he left Prussia and continued his exile in France. While in exile Pol worked on his first poems in tribute to the heroism of the insurgents, issued later in the set of "Songs of Janusz".[3]
Although he had no formal education in geography, during his travels in Polish lands he wrote several books on this subject, and in 1849 was appointed professor at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.
He wrote a fine descriptive work, Obrazy z życia i podróży (Pictures of Life and Travel), and also a poem Pieśń o ziemi naszej (Song of our Land). In 1855 he published Mohort, a poem relating to the times of Stanisław August Poniatowski. His earlier Songs of Janusz (1836) inspired Frédéric Chopin to write a number of Polish songs, but only one survives.
He died in Kraków. Pol was interred in Kraków's historic Skałka Church, a mini-pantheon of Polish scholars, writers and artists, especially from the Kraków area.
^Mann, Maurycy (1904). Wincenty Pol: studjum biograficzno-krytyczne. Gebethner. p. 199.
^Wrzesiński, Wojciech; Achremczyk, Stanisław (1993). Królewiec a Polska: praca zbiorowa. Ośrodek Badań Naukowych. p. 118.
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A selection of Wincenty Pol's poems, in English, German and Polish
A Poet from Lublin
May 11, 2023
wincenty, april, 1807, december, 1872, polish, poet, geographer, portrait, juliusz, kossakborn, 1807, april, 1807lublin, kingdom, galiciadied2, december, 1872, 1872, aged, kraków, contents, life, also, references, external, linkslife, edit, tomb, skałka, churc. Wincenty Pol 20 April 1807 2 December 1872 1 was a Polish poet and geographer Wincenty PolPortrait of Wincenty Pol by Juliusz KossakBorn 1807 04 20 20 April 1807Lublin Kingdom of GaliciaDied2 December 1872 1872 12 02 aged 65 Krakow Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife Edit Pol s tomb Skalka Church Etching from a photograph by Adolf Piwarski 1862 Pol was born in Lublin then in Galicia to Franz Pohl or Poll a German in the Austrian service and his wife Eleonora Longchamps de Berier from a French family living in Poland Pol fought in the Polish army in the November 1830 Uprising and participated in the 1848 revolution In spite of his mixed family background he considered himself a Pole so much so that he changed his surname to Pol He was interned in Konigsberg after the fall of the November Uprising in Russian partition of Poland 2 He enrolled at the University but soon became embroiled in controversy for his anti Tsarist agitation While Pol was defended by German speaking professors Peter von Bohlen and Friedrich Wilhelm Schubert he left Prussia and continued his exile in France While in exile Pol worked on his first poems in tribute to the heroism of the insurgents issued later in the set of Songs of Janusz 3 Although he had no formal education in geography during his travels in Polish lands he wrote several books on this subject and in 1849 was appointed professor at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow He wrote a fine descriptive work Obrazy z zycia i podrozy Pictures of Life and Travel and also a poem Piesn o ziemi naszej Song of our Land In 1855 he published Mohort a poem relating to the times of Stanislaw August Poniatowski His earlier Songs of Janusz 1836 inspired Frederic Chopin to write a number of Polish songs but only one survives Pol was probably first to introduce into Polish literature the term Kresy to describe the territories lying near the eastern frontiers of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth citation needed He died in Krakow Pol was interred in Krakow s historic Skalka Church a mini pantheon of Polish scholars writers and artists especially from the Krakow area See also EditGaweda List of PolesReferences Edit Wielcy zapomniani Wincenty Pol Mann Maurycy 1904 Wincenty Pol studjum biograficzno krytyczne Gebethner p 199 Wrzesinski Wojciech Achremczyk Stanislaw 1993 Krolewiec a Polska praca zbiorowa Osrodek Badan Naukowych p 118 External links EditA selection of Wincenty Pol s poems in English German and Polish A Poet from Lublin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wincenty Pol amp oldid 1150284123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
