Kossak is the surname of 4 generations of notable
Polish painters, writers and poets, descending from the
historical painter Juliusz Kossak. Notable people with this surname include:
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Progenitor,
Juliusz Kossak (1824–99), Polish painter from the
partitions period
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Tadeusz Kossak (1857–1935), Polish army officer and freedom fighter
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Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a noted Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of artists and writers. He was the son of painter Juliusz Kossak, and twin brother of freedom fighter Tadeusz Kossa ...
(1857–1942), painter, son of
Juliusz Kossak
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Jerzy Kossak (1886–1955), painter, son of
Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a noted Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of artists and writers. He was the son of painter Juliusz Kossak, and twin brother of freedom fighter Tadeusz Kossa ...
, grandson of
Juliusz Kossak
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Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889–1968), novelist, daughter of Wojciech Kossak's twin brother
Tadeusz Kossak, granddaughter of
Juliusz Kossak
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Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska ''née'' Kossak (1891–1945), poet, second daughter of
Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a noted Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of artists and writers. He was the son of painter Juliusz Kossak, and twin brother of freedom fighter Tadeusz Kossa ...
, granddaughter of
Juliusz Kossak
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Magdalena Samozwaniec ''née'' Kossak (1894–1972), writer, third daughter of
Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a noted Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of artists and writers. He was the son of painter Juliusz Kossak, and twin brother of freedom fighter Tadeusz Kossa ...
, granddaughter of
Juliusz Kossak
* (1896–1975), painter and illustrator
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Zenon Kossak (1907–1939), Ukrainian activist
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Gloria Kossak (1941–1991), painter and poet, daughter of
Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a noted Polish painter and member of the celebrated Kossak family of artists and writers. He was the son of painter Juliusz Kossak, and twin brother of freedom fighter Tadeusz Kossa ...
's son,
Jerzy Kossak (1886–1955)
See also
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Kozak (surname)
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Cossack (disambiguation)
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Surnames of Polish origin