a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus.
Born
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz 24 December 1798 Zaosie, Lithuania Governorate, Russian Empire (modern-day Belarus )
Died
26 November 1855 (aged 56) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey)
Occupation
Poet dramatist essayist professor of literature
adultbasic
Poland
Children
6
era
1800+
Genre
Romanticism
Language
Polish
Notable works
Pan Tadeusz Dziady
Resting place
Wawel Cathedral, Kraków
Spouse
Celina Szymanowska ( m. 1834; died 1855)