Mikołaj Rej

Politician, Author

1505 – 1569

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Who was Mikołaj Rej?

Mikołaj Rej or Mikołaj Rey of Nagłowice was a Polish poet and prose writer of the emerging Renaissance in Poland as it succeeded the Middle Ages, as well as a politician and musician. He was the first Polish author to write exclusively in the Polish language, and is considered, to be one of the founders of Polish literary language and literature.

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Born
Feb 4, 1505
Zhuravno
Also known as
  • Rej, Mikołaj
  • Ambroży Korczbok Rożek
Parents
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • Poland
Profession
Education
  • Jagiellonian University
Died
1569
Rejowiec, Lublin Voivodeship

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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