Jan Czeczot
Polish and Belarusian romantic poet and ethnographer (1796-1847) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 51
Jan Czeczot of Ostoja was a Polish romantic poet and Belarusian folklorist and ethnographer. Fascinated by the folklore and the traditional folk songs of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a confederal part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, he recollected hundreds of them in his works.
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Inspired by them, he also wrote several poems in what could be considered a pre-modern Belarusian language. As such, he is often cited as one of the first Polish ethnographers and one of the predecessors of the Belarusian national revival.
