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
In genealogy, a progenitor (rarer: primogenitor; or ''Ahnherr'') is the founder (sometimes one that is legendary) of a family, line of descent, gens, clan, tribe, noble house, or ethnic group.. Ebenda''Ahnherr:''"Stammvater eines Geschlec ...
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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
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a Polish Painting, 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 Ko ...
(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 Polish Painting, 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 Ko ...
, 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 to ...
(1889–1968), novelist, daughter of Wojciech Kossak's twin brother
Tadeusz Kossak, granddaughter of
Juliusz Kossak
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Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, ''née'' Kossak (24 November 1891 – 9 July 1945), was a Polish poet. She was known as the "Polish Sappho" and "queen of lyrical poetry" during Poland's interwar period. ''née'' Kossak (1891–1945), poet, second daughter of
Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a Polish Painting, 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 Ko ...
, granddaughter of
Juliusz Kossak
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Magdalena Samozwaniec
Magdalena Samozwaniec née Kossak (26 July 1894, Kraków – 20 October 1972, Warsaw) was a Polish writer. The Kossak family is known for many artists including her father Wojciech Kossak, her brother Jerzy
Jerzy is the Polish version of the m ...
''née'' Kossak (1894–1972), writer, third daughter of
Wojciech Kossak
Wojciech Horacy Kossak (31 December 1856 – 29 July 1942) was a Polish Painting, 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 Ko ...
, 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 Polish Painting, 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 Ko ...
's son,
Jerzy Kossak (1886–1955), sister of
Simona Kossak
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Simona Kossak (1943-2007), biologist, ecologist, and professor of forest sciences, daughter of
Jerzy Kossak, sister of
Gloria Kossak
See also
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Kozak (surname) Kozak or Kozák (Czech and Slovak feminine: Kozáková) is a Slavic surname, literally meaning 'Cossack'. Notable people with the surname include:
*Amanda Kozak (born 1984), American beauty pageant winner
* Anděla Kozáková-Jírová (1897–1986 ...
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Cossack (disambiguation)
Cossacks are an ethnic group originating in Ukraine and southern Russia.
Cossack or Cossacks may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''The Cossacks'' (novel), by Leo Tolstoy
Films
* ''The Cossacks'' (1928 film), an American silent dr ...
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Surnames of Polish origin