Potocki, Jan, hrabia, 1761-1815

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Jan Potocki, a Polish historian, archeologist, and short-story writer, was born into the Polish aristocracy. Highly educated, he was fluent in French and regarded it as his second language. He served as an adviser to Catherine the Great and Alexander I, who appointed him head of a scientific mission to China in 1805. In the 1950s Roger Caillois discovered Potocki's Manuscrit Trouvé à Saragosse, a collection of exotic-erotic stories.

From the description of Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse, 1805-1813 (inclusive) [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84553730

Jan Potocki was a Polish historian, archaeologist, and traveler.

From the description of Journal, 1797-1798, of travels in Russia. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122474087

From the guide to the Journal, 1797-1798, of travels in Russia, 1797-1798, (American Philosophical Society)

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creatorOf Has, Wojciech Jerzy, 1925-2000. Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse / Wojciech J. Has, réal. ; Jean Potocki, aut. adapté ; Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Elzbieta Czyzewska... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Potocki, Jan, 1761-1815. Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse [Multimédia multisupport]. extrait. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Potocki, Jan, hrabia, 1761-1815. Journal, 1797-1798, of travels in Russia. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Potocki, Jan, hrabia, 1761-1815. Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse, 1805-1813 (inclusive) [microform]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Has, Wojciech Jerzy, 1925-2000. Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse / Wojciech J. Has, réal. ; Jean Potocki, aut. adapté ; Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Elzbieta Czyzewska... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Journal, 1797-1798, of travels in Russia, 1797-1798 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Zoltowska, Maria Evelina,. Material, [ca. 17--], for Jan Potocki's "Voyages dans les steps dʼAstrakhan et du Caucase." American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Material, [ca. 17--], for Jan Potocki's "Voyages dans les steps dAstrakhan et du Caucase", Circa 18th century American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Giovanni Valentino Mattia Fabbroni papers, ca. 1770s-1875, Circa 1770-1875 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Potocki, Jan, 1761-1815. Manuscrit trouvé à Saragosse [Multimédia multisupport]. extrait. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Fabbroni, Giovanni Valentino Mattia, 1752-1822. Papers, ca. 1770s-1875. American Philosophical Society Library
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associatedWith Fabbroni, Giovanni Valentino Mattia, 1752-1822. person
associatedWith Klaproth, Heinrich Julius. person
associatedWith Zoltowska, Maria Evelina, person
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Birth 1761-03-08

Death 1815-12-23

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