The Polish Biographical Dictionary

Profiles of Nearly 900 Poles who Have Made Lasting Contributions to World Civilization

• Author(s): Stanley S. Sokol, Sharon F. Mrotek Kissane, Alfred L. Abramowicz,
• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
• Pages: 477
• ISBN_10: 086516245X
  ISBN_13: 9780865162457
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General , Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Biography & Autobiography / Reference , History / Europe / Eastern ,

Description:... Profiles nearly 900 prominent Poles in all walks of life, beginning with Mieszko I, who in 963 united six tribes to form the nation of Poland, and continuing up to the country's present. Ten saints and 11 Nobel Prize winners are among the subjects, as are the inventor of the automobile windshield wi