Jan Kubisz Writer

Jan Kubisz (24 January 1848 – 25 March 1929) was a Polish educator and poet from the region of Cieszyn Silesia. His poem Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie (You flow, Olza, down the valley), centered on the Olza River, became unofficial anthem of Cieszyn Silesia, especially Poles in Zaolzie.

Personal facts

Jan Kubisz
Birth dateJanuary 24, 1848
Birth place
Austrian Empire , Konská (Třinec)
Ethnicity
Polish minority in the Czech Republic
Citizenship
Austria-Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Date of deathMarch 25, 1929
Place of death
Czechoslovakia , Hnojník
Children
Głos Ludu

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