Jakub Kania, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jakub Kania

Polish poet

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1872

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1957

Profession: poet

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

For the Czech ice hockey defenceman, see Jakub Kania.Jakub Kania (July 11, 1872 in Stare Siolkowice near Opole – December 3, 1957 in Stare Siolkowice) was a Polish poet, folk writer and national activist.
He published in Gazeta Opolska and Katolik.
During World War I he fought in the Western front.
After the war he took part in the III Silesian Uprising.
He was a member of the Union of Poles in Germany and of a Polish-Catholic society "Oswiata".