Author: Jan Potocki
Alternate names: Potocki, Jan hrabia; Jean Potocki; Potocki; Potocki J; J; Potocki, Jan hrabia.; Potocki, Jan, hrabia; Potocki, Jan, count; Jan Graf Potocki
Title: hrabia
Born: 8 Mar 1761
Died: 23 Dec 1815
Bio: Count Jan Potocki (8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army Captain of Engineers, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer, and popular author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a legendary figure in his homeland. Outside Poland he is known chiefly for his novel, The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.

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