Franciszek () is a masculine
given name
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of
Polish origin (female form
Franciszka
Franciszka () is a Polish given name, related to English Frances. Notable people with the name include:
* Franciszka Arnsztajnowa (1865–1942), Polish poet of Jewish descent
* Franciszka Ksawera Brzozowska (1807–1872), Polish noble lady
* Fran ...
). It is a
cognate
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of
Francis
Francis may refer to:
People
*Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome
*Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Francis (surname)
Places
* Rural M ...
,
Francisco,
François
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King ...
, and
Franz. People with the name include:
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Edward Pfeiffer (Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer) (1895–1964), Polish general officer; recipient of the ''Order of Virtuti Militari''
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Franciszek Alter (1889–1945), Polish general officer during WWII
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Franciszek and Magdalena Banasiewicz (fl. mid-20th century), Polish couple who hid and rescued 15 Jews during the Holocaust
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Franciszek Antoni Kwilecki
Franciszek Antoni Kwilecki (1725–1794) was a szlachta, Polish nobleman, castelan of Kalisz, marshal of the Crown Tribunal (1766), member of the Bar Confederation (1768–1771), Polish envoy to Berlin (1771–1776), deputy to the Sejms of 1761, 17 ...
(1725–1794), Polish nobleman, statesman, and ambassador
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Franciszek Armiński (1789–1848), Polish astronomer
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Franciszek Bieliński (1683–1766), Polish politician and statesman
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Franciszek Blachnicki (1921–1987), Polish man who started The Light-Life Movement (Światło-Zycie) as a Catholic association
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Franciszek Błażej (1907–1951), Polish military officer and anticommunist resistance fighter
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Franciszek Bohomolec (1720–1784), Polish dramatist, linguist, and theatrical reformer
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Franciszek Bronikowski (1906–1964), Polish Olympic rower
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Franciszek Bukaty (1747–1797), Polish diplomat
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Franciszek Cebulak (1906–1960), Polish Olympic football (soccer) player
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Franciszek Chalupka (1856–1909), Polish theologian; founder of the first Polish-American parishes in New England
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Franciszek Chudzik (2009-???) Co-Owner of
Royal Studios
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Franciszek Czapek (1811–unknown), Czech-Polish watchmaker
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Franciszek Dionizy Kniaźnin (1750–1807), Polish poet of the Enlightenment period
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Franciszek Dobrowolski
Franciszek Dobrowolski (; 1830-1896) was a Polish theatre director, editor of Dziennik Poznański (Poznań Daily).
References
* Witold Jakóbczyk
Witold Jakóbczyk (; 15 January 1909 in Sosnowiec – 3 October 1986 in Poznań) was a Polish h ...
(1830–1896), Polish theater director
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Franciszek Ferdynant Lubomirski (1710–1774), Polish nobleman and Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
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Franciszek Fiszer (1860–1937), Polish ''bon vivant'', gourmand, erudite, and philosopher
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Franciszek Gągor (1951–2010), Polish general officer, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army since 2006
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Franciszek Gajowniczek (1901–1995), Polish army sergeant whose life was spared when Saint Maximilian Kolbe sacrificed his life for Gajowniczek at Auschwitz
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Franciszek Gąsienica Groń (born 1931), Polish Olympic skier
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Franciszek Gąsior
Franciszek Gąsior (21 April 1947 – 26 August 2021) was a Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (ge ...
(born 1947), Polish Olympic handball player
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Franciszek Grocholski (1730–1792), Polish nobleman and politician
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Franciszek Gruszka
Franciszek "Frank" Gruszka (21 January 1910 – 18 August 1940), Polish soldier (porucznik), Flying Officer (F/O) of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. He was one of the first Polish airmen flying the Spitfire and the last pilot of ...
(1910–1940), Polish aviator who flew with the RAF during the Battle of Britain
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Franciszek Hodur (1866–1953), Polish prelate of the Polish National Catholic Church
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Franciszek Jamroż
Franciszek Jamroż (19 May 1943 – 25 January 2023) was a Polish politician who was the mayor of Gdańsk, Poland from 1991 to 1994. He was charged with corruption and bribery
Bribery is the Offer and acceptance, offering, Gift, giving, Offer ...
(contemporary), Polish politician, former Mayor of Gdańsk; imprisoned for corruption and bribery
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Franciszek Jarecki
Franciszek Jarecki (born September 7, 1931 – died October 24, 2010) was a pilot in the Polish Air Force, who became famous in early 1953 when he escaped Soviet-controlled Poland in a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet, one of the best Soviet planes at ...
(born 1931), Polish Air Force aviator who defected to the West with a MIG-15 in 1953
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Franciszek Jerzy Jaskulski (1913–1947), Polish soldier and commander in the anticommunist Freedom and Independence organization
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Franciszek Kamieński
Franciszek Kamieński (9 October 1851 – 16 September 1912) was a Polish botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a sci ...
(1851–1912), Polish botanist
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Franciszek Kamiński
Franciszek Wawrzyniec Kamiński, pseudonym: „Olsza”, „Kowal”, „Zenon Trawiński” (20 September 1902 – 24 February 2000) was a Polish politician and military leader, commander of the Peasant Battalions during World War II. After war ...
(1902–2000), Polish general and activist of the peasant movement
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Franciszek Kareu (1731–1802), Belarusian Jesuit priest; Superior General of the Society of Jesus 1801–02
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Franciszek Karpiński (1741–1825), Polish poet of the Age of Enlightenment
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Franciszek Kasparek (1844–1903), Polish jurist, professor of law, and rector of Kraków University
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Franciszek Kleeberg (1888–1941), Polish general officer in the Austro-Hungarian army and subsequently in the Polish Legions
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Franciszek Kniaźnin Franciszek () is a masculine given name of Polish origin (female form Franciszka). It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include:
*Edward Pfeiffer (Franciszek Edward Pfeiffer) (1895–1964), Polish gen ...
(1750–1807), Polish dramatist and writer
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Franciszek Kokot
Franciszek Kokot (24 November 1929 – 24 January 2021) was a Polish nephrologist and endocrinologist. He was known as a pioneer of nephrology in Eastern Europe. Kokot was a full member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, having previously served a ...
(born 1929), Polish nephrologist and endocrinologist
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Franciszek Kostrzewski
Franciszek Kostrzewski (19 April 1826, Warsaw – 30 September 1911, Warsaw) was a Polish illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist, comics artist Franciszek Krajowski
Franciszek Krajowski ( cs, František Králíček; 30 September 1861 in Velešín – 22 November 1932 in Brest) was a Czech-Polish military officer and a General of the Polish Army
The Land Forces () are the land forces of the Polish Armed Fo ...
(1861–1932), Czech-Polish military officer and general of the Polish Army
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Franciszek Krupiński (1836–1898), Polish philosopher
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Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1730–1819), Polish nobleman, magnate, and a leader of the Targowica Confederation
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Franciszek Ksawery Chomiński
Franciszek Ksawery Chomiński (c. 1730 – 9 June 1809) was a Polish soldier, politician, translator and poet. Sejm deputy, deputy to the Lithuanian Tribunal and voivode of Mscislaw from 1788 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and marshal of ...
(died 1809), Polish politician, writer, and translator
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Franciszek Ksawery Dmochowski (1762–1818), Polish Romantic novelist, poet, translator, and satirist
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Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki
Prince Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki ('' en, Francis Xavier Drucki-Lubecki''; 4 January 1778–10 May 1846) was an important Polish politician, freemason and diplomat of the first half of the 19th century. He served as the minister of the ...
(1778–1846), Polish politician and government minister in partitioned Poland
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Franciszek Ksawery Godebski (1801–1869), Polish writer and publicist
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Franciszek Ksawery Lampi (1782–1852), Polish painter of the Romantic era
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Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz
Franciszek Ksawery Abgaro-Zachariasiewicz (December 1, 1770 in Stanyslaviv – June 12, 1845 in Przemyśl; sometimes Zacharyasiewicz or Zacharjasiewicz) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop of Przemyśl, elevated in 1840. He was also bishop of Tarn ...
(1770–1845), Polish Roman Catholic prelate, professor, and historian
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Franciszek Latinik (1864–1949), Polish general officer
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Franciszek Leja
Franciszek Leja (27 January 1885 in Grodzisko Górne near Leżajsk – 11 October 1979 in Kraków, Poland) was a Polish mathematician.
He was born to a poor peasant family in the southeastern Poland. After graduating from the University of L ...
(1885–1979), Polish mathematician
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Franciszek Lessel
Franciszek Lessel (1780 – 26 December 1838) was a Polish composer.
Life
Lessel was born in Puławy, Poland. His father, Wincenty Ferdynand Lessel, was a pianist and composer of Czech origin who served as his first teacher.
In 1799 Francisz ...
(1780–1838), Polish composer
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Franciszek Lilius
Franciszek (Franciscus) Lilius (c. 1600 – 1657) was a Polish composer, a descendant of the Italian Giglis family. He significantly contributed to the musical culture of Warsaw in the 17th century. In 1630, he moved to Kraków, where he remaine ...
(1600–1657), Polish composer
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Franciszek Lubomirski
Prince Franciszek Lubomirski (died 1721) was a Polish noble (szlachcic).
He was the son of Court and Grand Marshal Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski and Elżbieta Doenhoff.
He was owner of Rzeszów, Połonne and Łańcut
Łańcut (, approx ...
(died 1721), Polish nobleman
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Franciszek Macharski (born 1927), Polish Roman Catholic cardinal; Archbishop of Kraków 1978–2005
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Franciszek Maksymilian Ossoliński (1676–1756), Polish nobleman, politician, collector, and patron of arts
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Franciszek Malewski (1800–1870), Polish lawyer, archivist, and journalist
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Franciszek Misztal (1901–1981), Polish aircraft designer
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Franciszek Niepokólczycki (1900–1974), Polish military officer and anticommunist resistance fighter; imprisoned under Stalin
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Franciszek Nowicki (1864–1935), Polish poet, mountaineer, and socialist activist
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Franciszek Pieczka (born 1928), Polish film and stage actor
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Franciszek Piper (born 1941), Polish scholar, historian and author; specializing in the Holocaust
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Franciszek Pius Radziwiłł (1878–1944), Polish nobleman and political activist
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Franciszek Pokorny (fl. mid-20th century), Polish military officer and cryptographer
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Franciszek Przysiężniak
Franciszek Przysiężniak (nom de guerre "Ojciec Jan", "Father John") (September 22, 1909 in the village of Krupe, near Krasnystaw – September 30, 1975 in Jarosław) - was a lieutenant in the Polish Army, an officer of anti-communist resista ...
(1909–1975), Polish military officer and anticommunist resistance fighter; recipient of the ''Virtuti Militari''
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Franciszek Rychnowski
Franciszek Rychnowski (1850 - 1929) was a Polish engineer and an inventor, who also lectured at the Lwów Politechnic. In addition to mundane projects (he was involved with electrification, central heating and the tram system in Lwów, which is ...
(1850–1929), Polish engineer and an inventor
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Franciszek Salezy Dmochowski (1801–1871), Polish writer, poet, translator, critic, and journalist
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Franciszek Salezy Jezierski Franciszek Salezy Jezierski (1740–1791) was a Polish writer, social and political activist of the Enlightenment period. A Catholic priest, he was involved with the creation of the Commission of National Education. Member of the Hugo Kołłątaj
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(1740–1791), Polish priest, writer, and activist of the Enlightenment period
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Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700–1772), Polish-Lithuanian nobleman; Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
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Franciszek Sebastian Lubomirski (diet 1699), Polish nobleman
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Franciszek Siarczyński
Franciszek Siarczyński (1758–1829) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, member of the Piarist religious order, historian, geographer, teacher, writer and publicist.
He was a lecturer of grammar, history and geography at the Collegium Nobiliu ...
(1758–1829), Polish Roman Catholic Piarist priest, historian, geographer, teacher, and writer
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Franciszek Smuda (born 1948), Polish professional football player, coach, and manager
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Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745–1807), Polish-Lithuanian draftsman and painter
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Franciszek Starowieyski (1930–2009), Polish artist
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Franciszek Stefaniuk
Franciszek Jerzy Stefaniuk (born 4 June 1944) is a Polish politician of the agrarian Polish People's Party (''Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe''), who served as a Sejm member from the Contract Sejm (1989) until 2015, representing Chełm ( 7th district ...
(born 1944), Polish politician from Chełm
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Franciszek Sulik (1908–2000), Polish-Australian chess master
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Franciszek Szymczyk
Franciszek Ksawery Szymczyk (21 February 1892 – 5 November 1976) was a Polish track cyclist who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lviv, Lemberg and died in Warsaw.
In 1924 he won the silver as member of the Polish team ...
(1892–1976), Polish Olympic track cyclist
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Franciszek Trąbalski (1870–1964), Polish socialist politician
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Franciszek Trześniewski (died 1939), Polish gourmand and chef; eponym of the ''Trześniewski'' restaurant in Vienna
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Franciszek Walicki
Franciszek Walicki (20 July 1921 – 3 October 2015) was a Polish journalist. He was considered the father of Polish beat and rock music, calling them big-beat as rock and roll was unacceptable name for the authorities of the Polish People's Repu ...
(born 1921), Polish jazz and rock musician
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Franciszek Wielopolski (died 1732), Polish nobleman
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Franciszek Wład
Franciszek Sewerin Wład (17 October 1888 in Ottynia – 18 September 1939 at Januszew lodge near Wyszogród) was a Polish brigadier general. As of October 28, 1930 and until the German invasion of Poland, he commanded the 14th Infantry Divis ...
(1888–1939), Polish general officer killed during the German invasion of Poland
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Franciszek Wójcicki (1900–1983), Polish politician
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Franciszek Zabłocki (1754–1821), Polish comic dramatist and satirist of the Enlightenment period
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Franciszek Zachara (1898–1966), Polish-American pianist and composer
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Franciszek Ziejka
Franciszek Ziejka (3 October 1940 – 19 July 2020) was a Polish scholar who specialized in Polish literature.
Biography
Ziejka was born into a peasant family of eight children. He studied Polish literature at Jagiellonian University under the gu ...
(1940–2020), Polish scholar
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Franciszek Żmurko (1859–1910), Polish painter
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Franciszek Żwirko (1895–1932), Polish sport and military aviator
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Ksawery Lubomirski (Franciszek Ksawery Lubomirski) (1747–1829), Polish nobleman and Russian general officer
Polish masculine given names
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