Józef Hamets ( Polish. Józef Szczepan Chamiec ; December 26, 1841 , p. Grani, Lutsk district, Volyn province - August 19, 1915 , Paris ) - Polish poet , essayist , translator .
| Jozef Hamets | |
|---|---|
| polish Józef Szczepan Chamiec | |
| Date of Birth | December 26, 1841 |
| Place of Birth | with. Verge, Lutsk district , Volyn province ,  Russian empire |
| Date of death | August 19, 1915 (73 years) |
| Place of death | Paris |
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Biography
He graduated from high school in Rivne . In 1861 he entered the law faculty of Kiev University. St. Vladimir
Member of the January uprising in 1863 in Poland. After the start of the uprising, he crossed the Austrian border and went to Galicia , where he joined the armed detachment of Wojciech Komorowski, who attacked the territory of the Volyn province, had clashes with the Cossacks and briefly took Porytsk (now the village of Pavlovka of the Ivanichevsky district in the Volyn region.
For participation in the January 1863 uprising, he was arrested by the Austrian authorities and was imprisoned in Brody , escaped from prison and emigrated to France.
Y. Khamets was a relative of E. Hansky - the wife of Honore de Balzac .
In 1865, bought an estate near Paris . He actively participated in the literary and artistic life of French society.
Creativity
Author of deeply lyrical and patriotic works. His artistic legacy includes two dramas (“Tadeusz Reytan” and “Samuel Zborowski”), numerous poems included in poetry collections:
- Próby rymotwórcze (2 volumes, 1869),
- Księga Sonetów (1872),
- Dąsy starego patrioty (1873),
- Czem chata bogata (1875),
- Która, karta ze wspomnień paryskich (1877),
- Piosenki jesienne (1880) and other works. .
In addition, many published in the Polish press. He put his poetry in the newspapers Kłosy, Bluszcz and Nowiny Lwowski.
Links
- Józef Szczepan Chamiec (Polish)