Hugo Kołłątaj
Hugo Kołłątaj | |
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| Deputy Chancellor of the Crown | |
Portrait by Józef Peszka | |
| Coat of arms | Kotwica |
| Born | 1 April 1750 Dederkały Wielkie, Wołyń |
| Died | 28 February 1812 (aged 61) Warsaw, Duchy of Warsaw |
| Buried | Powązki Cemetery |
| Noble family | Kołłątaj |
| Father | Antoni Kołłątaj |
| Mother | Marianna Mierzeńska |
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| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Age of Enlightenment |
| Region | Western philosophy Polish philosophy |
| School | Polish Enlightenment Kołłątaj's Forge |
| Institutions | Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning |
| Main interests | Pedagogy, history, political philosophy, geology, mineralogy, anthropology |
| Notable works | A Few Anonymous Letters 3rd May Constitution Proclamation of Połaniec |
Hugo Stumberg Kołłątaj, also spelled Kołłątay (1 April 1750 – 28 February 1812), was a prominent Polish constitutional reformer and educationalist, and one of the most prominent figures of the Polish Enlightenment. He served as Deputy Chancellor of the Crown between 1791–92. He was a Catholic priest, social and political activist, political thinker, historian, philosopher, and polymath.