Zygmunt Miłkowski, pseudonym Teodor Tomasz Jeż (March 23, 1824 in

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– January 11, 1915 in

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) was a Polish romantic writer and politician who struggled for independence of

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as leader of Polish Union (). He became a member of the

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in 1869, the society which preceded the

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Selected works

* ''Wasyl Hołub'' * ''Handzia Zahornicka'' * ''Historia o pra-pra-prawnuku'' * ''Hryhor Serdeczny'' * ''Szandor Kowacz'' * ''Ci i tamci'' * ''Asan'' * ''Uskoki'' * ''Narzeczona Harambaszy'' * ''Niezaradni (1884)'' * ''Ofiary 1874'' * ''Dahijszczyzna'' * ''Rotułowicze'' * ''W zaraniu'' * ''Dersław Z Rytwian'' * ''Za króla Olbrachta'' * ''Nauczycielka'' * ''Emancypowana'' * ''Pamiętniki starającego się'' * ''Od kolebki przez życie'' * ''Nad rzekami Babilonu'' *
Rycerz chrześcijański
' 1889, A novel about

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Biography of Zygmunt Miłkowski
1824 births 1915 deaths People from Rîbnița District Writers from the Russian Empire People from Baltsky Uyezd Association of the Polish Youth "Zet" members National League (Poland) members Polish participants of the January Uprising Members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts People from the Russian Empire of Polish descent {{Poland-writer-stub