Kossak is the surname of 4 generations of notable
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painters, writers and poets, descending from the
historical painter Juliusz Kossak. Notable people with this surname include:
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Progenitor
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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 (1857–1942), painter, son of
Juliusz Kossak
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Jerzy Kossak (1886–1955), painter, son of
Wojciech Kossak, grandson of
Juliusz Kossak
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Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889 – 9 April 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded two wartime Polish organizations: Front for the Rebirth of Poland and Żegota, set up t ...
(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, granddaughter of
Juliusz Kossak
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Magdalena Samozwaniec ''née'' Kossak (1894–1972), writer, third daughter of
Wojciech Kossak, 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'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