Piotr Kochanowski
Piotr Kochanowski (1566–1620) was a Polish nobleman, poet and translator. He belonged to a family of writers. He was a son of Mikołaj Kochanowski and a nephew of Jan Kochanowski.
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- Name
- Piotr Kochanowski
- Born
- 1566
- Died
- 1620
- Occupation
- nobleman, poet and translator
- Nationality
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Fields
- creative and professional writing · translating activity · civil service
- Education
- University of Padua · University of Königsberg
- Languages
- Polish · Latin · Italian
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Piotr Kochanowski (1566–1620) was a Polish nobleman, poet and translator. He belonged to a family of writers. He was a son of Mikołaj Kochanowski and a nephew of Jan Kochanowski.
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He was born in 1566 in Sycyna. He is famous for his translations from Italian. He translated into Polish what were generally esteemed to be the two greatest modern epic poems: Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso (Roland Enraged) and Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered). His version of Tasso's poem served as the Polish national epic. The second poet in Poland (after Sebastian Grabowiecki) to use ottava rima, which became very popular in Baroque Polish poetry. He died on 2 August 1620 and was buried at the Franciscan church in Kraków. He is commonly regarded as one of the most important Polish writers of the Renaissance.
Piotr Kochanowski studied at University of Padua and University of Königsberg. The recorded working language is Polish, Latin and Italian. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, translating activity and civil service. Positions recorded include king's secretary at the Polish court.
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• Name — Piotr Kochanowski • Born — 1566 • Died — 1620 • Occupation — nobleman, poet and translator
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1566
Piotr Kochanowski born at Sycyna Północna.
1620
Piotr Kochanowski died at Kraków.
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Piotr Kochanowski worked in creative and professional writing, translating activity and civil service. Recorded position is king's secretary at the Polish court. Recorded as poet, translator and civil servant.
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