Juliusz Słowacki was born in the family of Salomeja Januševska and writer Eusebijas Słowackis (1772-1814), a teacher of the Lyceum in Kremenets. His father from 1811 was invited to teach philology and rhetoric at Vilnius University, edited the newspaper "Kurier Litewski" ("Envoy of Lithuania"). 1811-1814 period, Julijus Slovackis lived with his family in Vilnius, in a house belonging to the University. His father soon in 1814. died and was buried in Rasa cemetery. After the death of the father, the mother returned to Kremenets with her son.
When mother Salomeja Januševska married Vilnius University medical professor Augusta Ludvikas Bekiu, the family in 1818 moved to Vilnius, lived in the Medical College building on Pilies Street.
Epitaph to Julius Slovacki in the courtyard of Pilies street
1819-1825 Juliusz Słowacki attended the first boys' gymnasium in Vilnius, which operated in the premises of the University. 1825-1828 he studied law at Vilnius University. While living in Vilnius, J.Slovacki met Adam Mickevičius. J.Slovacki's mother had turned the house in Vilnius into a literary salon where the city's intelligentsia gathered. During his studies, Slovackis used to visit Jašiūnai Manor. After completing his studies, in 1829, Julijus Slovackis left Vilnius and never returned here. J.Slovacki moved to Warsaw after living for a couple of years, after 1831. of the insurrection, he went to Germany as a diplomatic courier for the People's Government. Later lived in France, Switzerland, Italy. Traveled around European countries.
Juliusz Słowacki is attributed to the "Ukrainian" school of Polish poetry, but he did not avoid Lithuanian themes. J. Słowacki created the drama "Mindaugas" ("Mindowie", 1829), "Song of the Lithuanian Legion" (1831). The romantic mood of the Vilnius period is conveyed in the poem "An hour of reflection" ("Godzina mysli", 1833). The work of Julijas Slovackis became popular only long after his death. J. Slovacki created 13 dramas, about 20 poems, many poems, several short stories.
