![]() ![]() Fascinated by the occult, Potocki studied ancient cultures, rituals and secret societies. During his extensive voyages he actively documented prevailing customs, ongoing wars, revolutions and national awakenings, which made him a pioneer of travel literature. As a soldier, he fought in Austrian ranks in the War of the Bavarian Succession, and in 1789 was appointed a military engineer in the Polish army. He frequently visited the salons of Paris and toured Europe before temporarily returning to Poland in 1778. He is known chiefly for his picaresque novel, The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.īorn into affluent Polish nobility, Potocki lived abroad from an early age and was primarily educated in Switzerland. ![]() Count Jan Potocki ( Polish pronunciation: 8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish nobleman, ethnologist, linguist, traveller and author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a celebrated figure in Poland. ![]()
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