FAMOUS PEOPLE IN POLAND

Frédéric Chopin

was born in 1810 for most of his life he suffered from poor health: he died in1849 at the age of 39 was a Polish composer: also virtuoso pianist and music teacher was a great master of Romantic music all of his works involve the piano pianoworks are technically demanding but emphasize nuance and expressive depth composed several pianosanatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, impromptus and preludes

Nicolaus Copernicus

- his invention was HELIOCENTRIC MODEL : the Sun is at the centre of the universe – the Earth is rounding the Sun - became a landmark in the history of science that is often referred to as the Copernican Revolution

Marie Curie

She was a Polish-born French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She founded with her husband, Pierre, two radioactive chemical element: polonium and radium. She was the first person with two Nobel Prizes. She was also the first female professor at the University of Paris.