Jan Ponętowski (c. 1540–c.1598) was a Polish politician,

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

and academic. He was known to be a major supporter of the Executionist movement. He was associated with the Akademia Krakowska (

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

) in 1569 and was a bibliophile.

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1540 births 1598 deaths 16th-century Polish politicians Polish diplomats Academic staff of Jagiellonian University {{Poland-politician-stub