Władysław Syrokomla

Władysław Syrokomla
BornLudwik Władysław Franciszek Kondratowicz
(1823-09-29)29 September 1823
Smolhava, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died15 September 1862(1862-09-15) (aged 38)
Vilnius, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Resting placeRasos Cemetery, Vilnius
Pen nameWładysław Syrokomla
LanguagePolish and Belarusian
GenreRomanticism
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Ludwik Władysław Franciszek Kondratowicz (29 September 1823 – 15 September 1862), better known as Władysław Syrokomla (Lithuanian: Vladislovas Sirokomlė), was a Polish romantic poet, writer and translator working in Vilnius and Vilna Governorate, then Russian Empire, whose writings were mainly dedicated to the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In his writings, Syrokomla called himself a Lithuanian but was disappointed by his inability to speak the Lithuanian language.

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