Jan Potocki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jan Potocki

Polish nobleman, writer (creating in French), traveler, politician and historian

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1761

Place of Birth: Pikov, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1815

Profession: writer, engineer, historian, archaeologist, anthropologist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Jan Potocki

  • Count Jan Potocki (Polish pronunciation: ['jan p?'t?t?sk?i]; 8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army Captain of Engineers, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer, and popular author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a legendary figure in his homeland.
  • Outside Poland he is known chiefly for his novel, The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.

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