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Twardowski Władysław IV Król Polski I Szwedzki
Twardowski (feminine: Twardowska, plural: Twardowscy) is a Polish surname. Tvardovsky, feminine: Tvardovskaya, are English transliterations from Russian. Notable people with the surname include: * Jan Twardowski (1915–2006), Polish priest and poet * Julia Twardowska (born 1995), Polish female volleyball player * Kasper Twardowski, (1592-ca. 1641), Polish poet * Kazimierz Twardowski (1866–1938), Polish philosopher and logician * Romuald Twardowski (1930–2024), Polish composer * Aleksandr Tvardovsky (1910–1971), Russian poet Fictional characters *Pan Twardowski Pan Twardowski (Polish: ''Pan Twardowski'' ), also known as Master Twardowski (Polish: ''Mistrz Twardowski''), is a sorcerer in Polish folklore and literature who made a deal with the Devil. Twardowski sold his soul in exchange for special powers ..., a fictional character from Polish folklore and literature, who sold his soul in exchange for special powers * Pani Twardowska from the humorous bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Twardowski
Jan Jakub Twardowski (1 June 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Polish poet and Catholic priest. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics. He wrote short, simple poems, humorous, which often included colloquialisms. He joined observations of nature with philosophical reflections. Biography Jan Twardowski was born on 1 June 1915 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. His parents were Jan Twardowski and Aniela Maria Konderska. Several weeks after his birth, due to the events of World War I, his family moved to Russia. After 3 years, they returned to Warsaw. He finished middle school in 1935. In 1932, he began working with the youth newspaper "Kuźnia Młodych" ("Forge of the Young"). He had his own column there, for which he wrote poems, short stories, and interviewed various writers. After middle school, he began studying literature at the Józef Piłsudski University (University of Warsaw). In 1937 he published his first book of poetry. During World War II he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Twardowska
Julia Twardowska (born 4 May 1995 in Środa Wielkopolska) is a Polish volleyball player. She is part of the Poland women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2018 Montreux Volley Masters, and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League The 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, a new annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former FIVB Volleyba .... At the club level she played for Budowlani Łódź in 2018. References External links FIB profileCEV profile 1995 births Living people Polish women's volleyball players People from Środa Wielkopolska Volleyball players from Greater Poland Voivodeship 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasper Twardowski
Kasper Twardowski (ca. 1592 – ca. 1641) Most widely held works by Kasper Twardowski. ''OCLC ResearchWorks'' Online Computer Library Center, WorldCat Identities, Dublin OH, USA. was a Polish poet of the early Polish Baroque period, representing the so-called '''' or metaphysical-and-devotional line of poets. Little is known of his personal life. Twardowski was most likely born in Sambor (now Sambir) into the family of the local tailor, and spent his youth in |
Kazimierz Twardowski
Kazimierz Jerzy Skrzypna-Twardowski (; 20 October 1866 – 11 February 1938) was a Polish philosopher, psychologist, logician, and rector of the Lwów University. He was initially affiliated with Alexius Meinong's Graz School of object theory. Academic career Twardowski's family belonged to the Ogończyk coat of arms. Twardowski studied philosophy at the University of Vienna with Franz Brentano and Robert von Zimmermann. In 1891 he received his doctorate with his dissertation, ''Idee und Perzeption'' (''Idea and Perception''). In 1894 Twardowski published a book, entitled ''Zur Lehre vom Inhalt und Gegenstand der Vorstellungen, Eine psychologische Untersuchung'' ('' On the Doctrine of the Content and Object of Presentations''). The book was written between 1891 and 1893, although excerpts of the book were republished under the title ''On the Content and Object of Representations'', which is an early text on semiotics. Twardowski originated many novel ideas related to metap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romuald Twardowski
Romuald Twardowski (; 17 June 1930 – 13 January 2024) was a Polish composer, pianist, organist and academic teacher who studied in Vilnius, Warsaw and Paris. In a style described as "developed neoclassicism", he composed operas, ballets, instrumental music and vocal works, especially sacred music for both Catholic use and the Orthodox Church. He achieved international prizes for his compositions, and many works were recorded in anthologies, including the Violin Concerto, chamber music, and sacred and secular choral music such as the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. He was professor at the State Academy of Music in Warsaw from 1972 to 2008. Life and career Twardowski was born in Vilnius (then Wilno in Poland) on 17 June 1930. During years of occupation and World War II, he studied the violin; after the war, he began learning to play the piano and organ. From 1946 to 1950, he was the organist at the Church of St. Johns in Vilnius. From 1952 to 1957, he studied piano and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Tvardovsky
Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky ( rus, links=no, Александр Трифонович Твардовский, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈtrʲifənəvʲɪtɕ tvɐrˈdofskʲɪj; – 18 December 1971) was a Soviet poet and writer and chief editor of ''Novy Mir'' literary magazine from 1950 to 1954 and 1958 to 1970. During his editorship, the magazine published ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He is best known for his epic poem '. Biography Tvardovsky was born into a Russian family in Zagorye, in the Smolensky Uyezd of the Smolensk Governorate of the Russian Empire. At the time of his birth, the family lived on a farm that his father had purchased in installments from the Peasant Land Bank. Tvardovsky's father, the son of a landless soldier, was a blacksmith by trade. The farm was situated on poor land, but Tvardovsky's father loved it and was proud of what he had acquired through years of hard labor. He transmitted this love and pride to Aleksandr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Twardowski
Pan Twardowski (Polish: ''Pan Twardowski'' ), also known as Master Twardowski (Polish: ''Mistrz Twardowski''), is a sorcerer in Polish folklore and literature who made a deal with the Devil. Twardowski sold his soul in exchange for special powers – such as being able to summon for King Sigismund Augustus the spirit of his deceased wife – and eventually met a tragic fate. The tale of Twardowski exists in various versions, and forms the basis for many works of fiction, including the humorous ballad "Pani Twardowska" by Adam Mickiewicz. The folklore is commonly assumed to have been heavily inspired by the similar German story of Faust, with which there are many parallels. Legend According to an old legend, Twardowski was a nobleman (szlachcic) who lived in Kraków in the 16th century. He sold his soul to the devil in exchange for great knowledge and magical powers. However, Twardowski wanted to outwit the devil by including a special clause in the contract, stating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
