Freyer, August (Karl) b. December 15, 1801 d. May 28, 1883 Organist, Composer, Teacher. A prominent figure in Polish musical life for nearly 50 years. Born in Mildenau, Germany, he studied organ in Leipzig and music theory under Jozef Elsner at the Warsaw Conservatory (1827 to 1831). During that time he befriended Frederic Chopin and tutored the young Stanislaw Moniuszko, who would become the most important Polish composer of his generation. When the Russian Empire shut down the conservatory in the wake of the failed 1830 Uprising, Freyer went on an...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Evangelical Cemetery , Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Kownacka, Gabriela b. May 25, 1952 d. November 30, 2010 Actress. She was a leading star of Polish film, stage, and television for around 35 years. A 1975 graduate of Warsaw's National Theatre School, she made the first of her roughly 40 silver screen appearances as Sophie in 1972's "Wesele" ("Wedding"). Gabriela was to see her 'big break' in 1977 when she won the Zbigniew Cybulski Award for her role as Maggie in Jerzy Hoffman's "Tredowata" ("Leper"), and in 1979 was named Film Star of the Season for her portrayal of Anita in "Szpicbrodka Hallo". She...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Evangelical Cemetery , Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
b. December 15, 1801 d. May 28, 1883