Stefan Witwicki

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Stefan Witwicki, around 1831

Stefan Witwicki (born September 13, 1801 in Janów , Podolia , † April 15, 1847 in Rome ) was a Polish poet.

Life

Witwicki initially worked for the Polish government, but emigrated to Paris in 1832 , where he belonged to Adam Mickiewicz's circle of friends . He also had a close friendship with Frédéric Chopin , who dedicated his Four Mazurkas, Op. 41, to him.

He also wrote the lyrics to some of Chopin's songs.

Works (selection)

  • Edmund (1829)
  • Piosenki sielskie (Rural Songs, 1830)
  • Poezje biblijne (Biblical Poetry , 1830)
  • Moskale w Polsce (Muscovites in Poland, 1833)
  • Ołtarzyk polski (Polish Altar)
  • Wieczory pielgrzyma (Pilgrim's Evenings, 1837–1845)
  • Listy z zagranicy (letters from abroad, 1842)
  • Towiańszczyzna wystawiona i aneksami objaśniona (Declaration of the Towiański World, 1844)

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