Talk:Adam Mickiewicz
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" of miscellaneous poetry at Vilna, which " Shouldn't the same place in one article be refered by the same name? Or maybe this Vilna refers to smth else? Well i change it. Sorry if that is a mistake.
- No, this is the very same place, but we decided in the Talk:Gdansk discussion that cities should be referred to with the names they were known under at the time, not by present names. This creates confusion, but it was the only way to avoid certain users starting endless revert wars over the names ("he was born in Danzig." "No, he was born in Gdańsk" "No, you are stupid"... and so on). Halibutt 21:42, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Jewish Decent?
I was curious where the information was found that the Mickiewicz family may be of Jewish decent. I'd like to look more into it (I'm Adam's great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter -- he bears an amazing resemblance to my grandfather!)
Thanks!
Polish?
Was Adam Mickiewicz Polish or Belarusian or Lithuanian? Was Ignacy Domeyko Polish or Belarusian? Please join the discussion that is relevant to all of the famous Polish-speaking personalities who were born in 18th-19th century on the territories of what is now Belarus, and what was Great Litva back then. Talk:Ignacy Domeyko. --rydel 00:16, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)