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Potocki Jan Nepomucen
(1761—1815)

Count Jan Nepomucen Potocki was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), capitan, engineer of the Crown Army, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, and author. His colorful life led him across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, where he embroiled himself in political intrigues, flirted with secret societies, contributed to the birth of ethnology (he was one of... More...

Poland, 1984, Jan Potocki's Flight on Balloon