Ignacy Krasicki
Ignacy Błażej Franciszek Krasicki (3 February 1735 – 14 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, Ermland) and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading Enlightenment poet ("the Prince of Poets"), a critic of the clergy, Poland's La Fontaine, author of the first Polish novel, playwright, journalist, encyclopedist, and translator from French and Greek.
His Excellency Ignacy Krasicki | |
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| Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland | |
Portrait by Per Krafft the Elder, c. 1768 | |
| Archdiocese | Gniezno |
| In office | 1796–1801 |
| Predecessor | Michał Jerzy Poniatowski |
| Successor | Ignacy Raczyński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1735 Dubiecko, Sanok Land |
| Died | 14 March 1801 (aged 66), Berlin |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Occupation | Writer, Primate of Poland |
| Coat of arms | |
His most notable literary works were his Fables and Parables (1779), Satires (1779), and poetic letters and religious lyrics, in which the artistry of his poetic language reached its summit.
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