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Franciszek Bohomolec
Polish dramatist and linguist
Quick Facts
- Born:
- January 29, 1720, near Vitebsk, Poland [now in Belarus]
- Notable Works:
- “Małżeństwo z kalendarza”
- “Pan dobry”
Franciszek Bohomolec (born January 29, 1720, near Vitebsk, Poland [now in Belarus]—died April 24, 1784, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish dramatist, linguist, and theatrical reformer who was one of the principal playwrights of the Polish Enlightenment. After completing his studies in Rome for the Jesuit priesthood, Bohomolec taught in Warsaw and began to adapt the comedies of Carlo Goldoni and Molière for performance by his pupils. His early works satirized the ignorance and folly of the Polish aristocracy. His later plays reached a wider public; they included Małżeństwo z kalendarza (1766; “Marriage by the Calendar”), which ridicules ignorance and superstition ...(100 of 175 words)