juliusz slowacki (september 4, 1809 - april 3, 1849) was a polish poet. he was born on august 23, 1809, according to the old calendar. september 4 is often given as his birthday but the calculation between days was wrong by one day. slowacki is thought of as being as good a poet as most of the famous polish writers. these include mickiewicz, norwid, reymont (author of "chlopi"), wybicki, krasinski and sienkiewicz. he is buried in wawel cathedral in krakow. this is the same crypt as mickiewicz. he is considred third most important polish poet.