Updated Feb 20, 2026
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Birthday
(Monday)
Died
Birthplace
Zavosse, Poland
Nationality
Languages
Polish
Spouse
Celina Szymanowska
Children
2 children: Maria Gorecka, Władysław Mickiewicz
Parents
Mikołaj Mickiewicz, Barbara Mickiewicz, née Majewska
Residences
Constantinople, Crimea, Dresden, Kaunas, Lausanne
Education
Vilnius University
Zodiac Sign
♑ Capricorn
Chinese Zodiac
马 Horse
Name Origin
English < Middle English < Ancient Greek < Hebrew (אָדָם)
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Adam Mickiewicz: Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855).
Born in Zavosse (died at age 56).
Studied at Vilnius University.
The name Adam means hebrew for "The ground or earth".
Biography
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukrainian literature and affected Russian literature. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism, he is one of Poland's "Three Bards" and is widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet. He is also considered one of the greatest Slavic and European poets and has been dubbed a "Slavic bard". A leading Romantic dramatist, he has been compared in Poland and Europe to Byron and Goethe.
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Adam Mickiewicz was born in Zavosse.
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