Korczak may refer to:
People
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Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish pediatrician, educator, children's author and pedagogue known as ''Pan Doktor'' ("Mr. Doctor") or ''Stary Doktor'' ("Old Doctor"). He ...
, a pseudonym of Henryk Goldszmit, Polish pediatrician, children's writer and pedagogist
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''Korczak'' (film), a 1990 film on Janusz Korczak
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Korczak Ziółkowski
Korczak Ziolkowski (; September 6, 1908 – October 20, 1982) was a Polish-American artist and sculptor known for designing the Crazy Horse Memorial.
Early life
Ziolkowski was born September 6, 1908, in Boston to Polish parents. Orphaned at t ...
(1908–1982), American designer and sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial
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Rozka Korczak
Rozka or Ruzka Korczak (1921, Płock – 1988) was a Jewish partisan leader during World War II. A Polish Jew, she served in the ''Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye'' and, alongside Vitka Kempner and founder Abba Kovner, assumed a leadership rol ...
, a resistance fighter in Vilnius ghetto and later a partisan
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Zbigniew Korczak-Ziolkowski (died 1553), Roman Catholic priest, Canon of Cracow
Places
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Korczak, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland)
Other
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2163 Korczak, main-belt asteroid
See also
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Korczak coat of arms
Korczak is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families of Clan Korczak in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
The coat of arms has Hungarian origins; the three bars represent t ...
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Kortschak, a surname
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Josef Korčák
Josef Korčák (17 December 1921 – 5 October 2008) was a Czech politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister of the Czech Socialist Republic from 1970 to 1987. He was the longest-serving Czech Prime Minister.
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, Czech Communist politician (1921-2008)
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