bristolcityup Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 Qoute from the Polish connections website! Connections with Scotland throughout history Bonnie Prince Charlie was half Polish, being the son of James Edward Stewart and Clementina Sobieska, granddaughter of Jan Sobieski King of Poland. Chopin (one of Poland's greatest composers) visited Scotland shortly before his death in 1849 and his brief stay in Edinburgh is marked by a plaque on the wall of a house in Warriston Street. Marie Curie, the Polish discoverer of radium, was given the Cameron Prize by Edinburgh University in 1931. Alexander Chalmers (known as Czamer) was a Scot who was elected mayor of Warsaw four times before he died in 1703. His tomb is in the Cathedral of St John in Warsaw. Many Polish football players continue to come and play for Scottish football clubs. In recent years, Darius Dziekanowski (Glasgow Celtic), Dariusz Wdowczyk (Glasgow Celtic), Dariusz Adamczuk (Dundee and Glasgow Rangers) and Kevin Rutkiewicz (Aberdeen) whose father was born in Warsaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barney Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Er.....Thanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted January 28, 2004 Report Share Posted January 28, 2004 Great yeah thanks for that..........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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