Jan Trepczyk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Trepczyk

Kashubian poet and songwriter

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1907

Place of Birth: Poland

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1989

Profession: writer, poet, translator, songwriter

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jan Trepczyk (Kashubian: Jan Trepczik; 22 October 1907 in Strysza Buda, Kartuzy – 3 September 1989, in Wejherowo, Poland) was one of the most accomplished Kashubian poets, and also a songwriter, a Kashubian ideologist, lexicographer, and teacher.
He was a member of the Regional Kashub Association of Kartuzy, of the "Zrzeszency" ("associationists"), and of the Kashub-Pomeranian Association.
He compiled a Polish-Kashubian dictionary and co-founded the Kashub-Pomeranian Literature and Music Museum in Wejherowo.