Jarocki
Jarocki a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Feliks Paweł Jarocki (1790–1865), Polish zoologist and entomologist *Jerzy Jarocki (1929–2012), Polish theatre director, translator, playwright and academic *Władysław Jarocki Władysław Jarocki (6 June 1879 – 7 February 1965) was a Polish explorer and painter born in Ukraine, then Austria-Hungary. He competed in the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Most of his artwork was concerned with the Polish Hig ...

Jerzy Jarocki
Jerzy Jarocki (11 May 1929 – 10 October 2012) was a Polish theatre director, translator, playwright and academic, member of the Polish Academy of Learning. Biography He graduated in acting from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts and later in directing from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. He debuted in 1957, directing an adaptation of the play ''Bal manekinów'' by Bruno Jasieński at Silesian Theatre. Since 1961 he worked as a regular director for National Stary Theatre in Kraków, where on 21 July 1961, he first presented an adaptation of Françoise Sagan's ''Château en Suède''. Jarocki also directed plays for Polish Theatre in Wrocław and Dramatic Theatre of the Capital City of Warsaw. He mostly looked for an inspiration in contemporary literature, among his favourite authors were Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Sławomir Mrożek, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Witold Gombrowicz, Tadeusz Różewicz, Anton Chekhov and Vladimir Mayak ...
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Feliks Paweł Jarocki
Feliks Paweł Jarocki ( Pacanów, 14 January 1790 – 25 March 1865, Warsaw) was a Polish zoologist and entomologist. Life Jarocki was a Doctor of Liberal Arts and Philosophy. He organized and managed the Zoological Cabinet of the Royal University of Warsaw from 1819 to 1862. The collection was based on that of Baron Sylwiusz Minckwitz, which included over 20,000 specimens. Jarocki built up this collection through purchases and scientific expeditions to eastern Poland. He also acquired many important books for the zoological library. When he retired the zoological collection included 65,690 specimens, and the library had 2,000 volumes. He was succeeded as curator by Władysław Taczanowski. Jarocki was the author of ''Zoologia czyli zwierzętopismo ogólne podług naynowszego systemu ułożone'' (1821). In September 1828 he accompanied the 18-year-old Chopin to Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in ...
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