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Maurycy Mochnacki
1803 – 1834
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMaurycy Mochnacki was a Polish literary, theatre and music critic, publicist, journalist, pianist, historian and independence activist. One of the main theorists of Polish Romanticism. He joined the November Uprising in 1830 taking part in several battles for example at Stoczek, Ostrołęka, Grochów and Wawer. For that activity he was promoted to officer rank and awarded the War Order of Virtuti Militari, which is the highest Polish military decoration.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 13, 1803
Boianets'
Date of death
December 20, 1834
Auxerre
Citizenship
Austrian Empire · Russian Empire · Poland
Occupations & fields
historianjournalistwriterpoliticianopinion journalistcritic
Awards & honours
Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Field and occupation
- polský literární, divadelní a hudební kritik
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