About Jan Słomka
Lived 1842 – 1932 (aged 89–90). Jan Słomka was a Polish writer, farmer and wójt.
Jan Słomka (1842–1932) was the Habsburg Polish wójt of Dzików in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Słomka is perhaps best known for his memoir, From Serfdom to Self-Government: Memoirs of a Polish Village Mayor, with its descriptions of Polish peasant life from the time of Polish serfdom until after World War I.
Published works Serfdom to Self-Government. Memoirs of a Polish village mayor, 1842-1927 by Jan, Wojt w Dzikowie Slomka (Author) and translated by William John Rose (Minerva Publishing Co., 1941)
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Who was Jan Słomka?
Polish writer (1842–1932)
When was Jan Słomka born?
Jan Słomka was born in 1842 in Dzików.
When did Jan Słomka die?
Jan Słomka died in 1932 in Dzików.
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Jan Słomka was a writer, farmer and wójt.
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Jan Słomka was Polish.
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