Famous People with Name Jozef

Józef Bohdan Zaleski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Józef Bohdan Zaleski: was a Polish Romantic poet. A friend of Adam Mickiewicz, Zaleski founded the "Ukrainian poetic school."Zaleski was associated with Romanticism and sentimentalism. He was the author of popular historical dumas (in which he refers to Ukrainian folklore); love and reflective lyrics inspired by folk poetry; religious poetry; as well as fantasy poems, sung poems, aphoristic poems, memoirs, translations (Serbian folk songs). Some of his songs were set to music by Fryderyk Chopin.

Józef Jerzy Boguski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Józef Jerzy Boguski: was a Polish chemist and a professor at the Warsaw Polytechnic.

Józef Zachariasz Bem            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Józef Zachariasz Bem: was a Polish general and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms. Like Tadeusz Kosciuszko (who fought in the American War of Independence) and Jan Henryk Dabrowski (who fought alongside Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy and in the French Invasion of Russia), Bem fought outside Poland's borders for the future of Poland; he fought everywhere his leadership and military skills were needed.

Józef Goslawski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Józef Goslawski: Polish sculptor and medallic artist. Author of coins (e.g. 5 zl with fisherman), monuments (e.g. Frederic Chopin in Zelazowa Wola) and medals (e.g. Year 1939). Laureate of many artistic competitions; decorated with the Silver Cross of Merit.During his childhood Józef Goslawski was living in Wawolnica with his parents, two brothers (including younger brother Stanislaw Goslawski, who also became a sculptor) and two sisters. He began artistic education in the Building Crafts School founded by Jan Koszczyc-Witkiewicz in Kazimierz Dolny. After finishing this school he passed an exam to the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, but he was too young to begin studies.

Józef Klukowski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Józef Klukowski: was a Polish sculptor.In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Wienczenie zawodnika" ("Sport Sculpture").Four years later he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Pilkarze" ("Football").