Juliusz Slowacki
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Juliusz Slowacki (September 3, 1809 - April 3, 1849) was a famous Polish national poet. He was born on August 23 1809, according to the Old Calendar. September 4 is usually given as his birthday but the calculation between days was wrong by one day. Slowacki is considered on par with most famous Polish poets, including such luminaries as: Mickiewicz, Norwid, Reymont (Author of Chlopi), Wybicki, Krasinski and Sienkiewicz.
His work included poems, plays and sonnets included "Balladyna", "My Testament", "King Ghost", "Fantazy", "Kordian", "Beniowski", "Agamemnon’s Tomb", "Silver Dream of Salomea", "My Testament", "Hymn", "Lilia Weneda", "Anhelli" and many more. He is buried in Wawel Cathedral, in the same crypt as Mickiewicz.
Slowacki was buried on April 5 1849 in Paris's famous Montmartre cemetery. Due to his unpopularity at the time, only around 30 people attended his funeral. In 1927, General Joseph Pilsudski ordered his remains to be exhumed, brought back to Poland and have them honorably reburied on June 28 1927 in Krakow in the famous Wawel crypt for Polish nobles. He was buried with full military honors as Polish hero. Pilsudski said: "Time to forget Slowacki is over, as long as there is Polish language, Slowacki will live on forever!"
