Jan Czeczot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Czeczot

Polish and belarusian romantic poet and ethnographer

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1796

Place of Birth: Malušyčy, Belarus

Date of Death: 11-Aug-1847

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, translator, author, folklorist, ethnographer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jan Czeczot of Ostoja (Lithuanian: Jonas Ceciotas, Belarusian: ?? ?????, Jan Cacot, 1796–1847) was a Polish romantic poet and ethnographer.
Fascinated by the folklore and the traditional folk songs of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a confederal part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, he recollected hundreds of them in his works.
Inspired by them, he also wrote several poems in what could be considered a pre-modern Belarusian language.
As such, he is often cited as one of the first Polish ethnographers and one of the predecessors of the Belarusian national revival.