Stanisław Kostka Potocki

Stanisław Kostka Potocki
Portrait by Anton Graff
Coat of armsPiława
BornNovember 1755
Lublin, Poland
Died14 September 1821(1821-09-14) (aged 65)
Wilanów, Poland
Noble familyPotocki
Spouse(s)Aleksandra Lubomirska
IssueAleksander Stanisław Potocki
FatherEustachy Potocki
MotherAnna Kątska

Count Stanisław Kostka Potocki (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf ˈkɔstka pɔˈtɔt͡skʲi]; November 1755 14 September 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician, writer, public intellectual, and patron of the arts. He was involved in public education and active in the period that has been termed as the Polish Enlightenment.