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Franciszka Corvin-Krasińska
Franciszka () is a Polish given name, related to English Frances. Notable people with the name include: *Franciszka Arnsztajnowa Franciszka Arnsztajnowa (; in full: ''Franciszka Hanna Arnsztajnowa''; 19 February 1865 – August 1942) was a Polish poet, playwright, and translator of Jewish descent.So ''Słownik biograficzny miasta Lublina'' (see Bibliography). Much of her ...
(1865–1942), Polish poet of Jewish descent *Franciszka Ksawera Brzozowska (1807–1872), Polish noble lady *Franciszka Siedliska (1842–1902), founder of a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth *Franciszka Themerson (1907–1988), Polish, later British painter, illustrator, filmmaker, and stage designer *Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705–1753), Polish-Lithuanian noble dramatist and writer, first Polish woman playwright {{given name Polish feminine given names ...
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Frances
Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the Franks who were named for the francisca, the axe they used in battle. https://nameberry.com/babyname/frances Notable people and characters with the name include: People * Frances, Countess of Périgord (died 1481) * Frances (musician) (born 1993), British singer and songwriter * Frances Estill Beauchamp (1860-1923), American temperance activist, social reformer, lecturer * Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman and Irish countess * Frances E. Burns (1866-1937), American social leader and business executive * Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (1590–1632), central figure in a famous scandal and murder * Frances Lewis Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American poet, writer * Frances Davidson, Viscountess Da ...
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Franciszka Arnsztajnowa
Franciszka Arnsztajnowa (; in full: ''Franciszka Hanna Arnsztajnowa''; 19 February 1865 – August 1942) was a Polish poet, playwright, and translator of Jewish descent.So ''Słownik biograficzny miasta Lublina'' (see Bibliography). Much of her creative ''oeuvre'' falls within the Young Poland period, stylistically encompassing the twilight of neo-romanticism. She is called "the legend of Lublin".Aleksander B. Skotnicki, ''et al.'', ''Jewish Society in Poland: Customs and Participation in the Fight for Independence: Many Faces of Cracovian Jewry'', tr. J. Niedbal & K. Baran, Kraków, Wydawnictwo, 2009, p. 109. , . Family Franciszka Arnsztajnowa was the daughter of the Lublin-based novelist Malwina Meyerson (real name, Małka Meyerson, ''née'' Horowicz (Horowitz); 18391921), a Lublin native, and Bernard (Berek, or Ber) Meyerson (b. 1837), a native of Tykocin, an international trader and a major Lublin financier. Her brother was the French philosopher, Émile Me ...
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Franciszka Ksawera Brzozowska
Brzozowski (feminine: Brzozowska; plural: Brzozowscy) is a Polish toponymic surname derived from the place name Brzozów, which is itself derived from 'brzoza' ("birch"). In the Russian Empire, the surname was written in Russian variously as Бжозовский, Бржозовский, Бжезовский, Бржезовский, and may accordingly be transliterated as Bzhozovsky, Brzhozovsky, Bzhezovsky, Brzhezovsky. Occasionally it was even translated as Berezovski.Олег Иосифович Губарь, "101 вопрос об Одессе"/ref> People with the surname include: * Artur Brzozowski (born 1985), Polish athlete * Dariusz Brzozowski (born 1980), Polish drummer * Dorota Brzozowska (born 1964), Polish swimmer * Edward Brzozowski (1920–1983), Polish football player and manager * Janusz Brzozowski (other), multiple people * Julia Niewiarowska-Brzozowska (1827–1891), Polish composer * Krystian Brzozowski (born 1982), Polish wrestler * Krzysztof Brzo ...
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Franciszka Siedliska
Maria Franciszka Siedliska (12 November 1842 – 21 November 1902), also known by her religious name Maria of Jesus the Good Shepherd, was a Polish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. In childhood Siedliska was indifferent to her faith but after a local priest had converted her she became aware of a call to the religious life which her parents opposed. However the death of her father in 1870 enabled her to pursue her vocation. In 1873 she decided to found a religious congregation that received the blessing of Pope Pius IX before being established during Advent in 1875. Siedliska expanded her congregation from Rome to her native Poland and elsewhere, including Great Britain, France and the USA where she visited during her extensive travels. The beatification process for the late nun opened in 1941 under Pope Pius XII. She was declared a Servant of God, then confirmed as having led a life of heroic virtue. She was named ...
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Franciszka Themerson
Franciszka Themerson (28 June 1907 - 29 June 1988) was a Polish, later British, painter, illustrator, filmmaker and stage designer. Biography Themerson was born in Warsaw in 1907, the daughter of the artist Jakub Weinles and pianist Łucja ( née Kaufman). Weinles' family was Jewish. She had older sister, the illustrator and pianist Maryla Weinles-Chaykin (1900-1942). She graduated from the Chopin University of Music and the Warsaw School of Fine Arts with a distinction in 1931. Also in 1931, she married the photographer and writer, Stephan Themerson. From 1938 to 1940 she lived in Paris, and then from 1940 in London until her death in 1988. She was principally a painter, although throughout her life she worked in several other fields of the visual arts: illustration, stage and graphic design. Themerson collaborated with her husband, the writer Stefan Themerson, on experimental films: ''Apteka'' he Pharmacy(1930), ''Europa'' (1931–1932), ''Drobiazg Melodyjny'' usical Mo ...
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Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa
Francesca Ursula Radziwill (February 13, 1705, Czartorysk, Chartorysk – May 23, 1753, Navahrudak), was a Polish writer and playwright, the first female writer on the territory of modern Poland and Belarus. She was the Princess (equivalent to Duchess), the last female representative of the House of Wiśniowiecki, Wiśniowiecki noble house and a wife of Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł, Michael Casimir Radziwill "Rybonka". Biography Francesca Ursula (''Polish'': Franciszka Urszula, ''Belarusian'': Frantsishka Urshulia) was the only child of famous and wealthy parents. Her father Prince (the original title of nobility “Knyaz” is translated as prince but equivalent to duke) Janush-Anton Wiśniowiecki (1678–1741) was the Castellan of Kraków, governor of Vilnius, Vilna and Kraków, mayor of Pinsk, and his wife Théophile Leshchinskaya (1680–1757) was a daughter of the Royal family, Royal epicalyx and Cup-Bearer of the Crown, cupbearer, governor of Podlasie, mayor of Ko ...
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