Famous People with Name Franciszek

Franciszek Leja            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Franciszek Leja: (b. January 27, 1885 in Grodzisko Górne near Przeworsk - October 11, 1979 in Kraków, Poland) was a Polish mathematician.

Franciszek Lilius            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Franciszek Lilius: (c. 1600 - 1657) was a Polish composer, a descendant of the Italian Giglis family. He significantly contributed to the musical culture of Warsaw in the 17th century. In 1630, he moved to Kraków, where he remained head of the cathedral orchestra until his death.

Franciszek Zablocki            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Franciszek Zablocki: (1754 - 1821, Konskowola), is considered the most distinguished Polish comic dramatist and satirist of the Enlightenment period. He descends from an old aristocratic family of Poland with coat of arms Lada. He translated many French comedies, among others those by Molière, but also wrote his own plays concentrating on Polish issues.

Franciszek Czapek            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Franciszek Czapek: (Czech: František Capek, French: François Czapek) (1811-?) was a watchmaker, the partner of Antoni Patek in Patek, Czapek & Co.

Franciszek Jerzy Kulczycki            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Franciszek Jerzy Kulczycki: 1640-1694 of Sas Coat of Arms (his name often rendered in German as Kolschitzky) was a member of Polish szlachta of Ukrainian origin and of orthodox faith, merchant, spy, diplomat and soldier. According to a popular legend, he opened the first café in Vienna in 1683, using coffee beans left by the retreating Ottoman Turks.