Maurycy Mochnacki

Maurycy Mochnacki
Mochnacki ca. 1834
Born	(1803-09-13)13 September 1803 Bojaniec, Habsburg Monarchy
Died	20 December 1834(1834-12-20) (aged 31) Auxerre, France
Resting place	Powązki Military Cemetery
Nationality	Polish
Education	University of Warsaw
Occupation(s)	literary critic, publicist, journalist

Maurycy Mochnacki (13 September 1803 in Bojaniec near Żółkiew – 20 December 1834 in Auxerre) was a Polish literary, theatre and music critic, publicist, journalist, pianist, historian and independence activist. One of the main theorists of Polish Romanticism. He joined the November Uprising in 1830 taking part in several battles for example at Stoczek, Ostrołęka, Grochów and Wawer. For that activity he was promoted to officer rank and awarded the War Order of Virtuti Militari, which is the highest Polish military decoration.