Wiktor Gomulicki

Wiktor Teofil Gomulicki (17 October 1848, Ostrołęka – 14 February 1919, Warsaw) was a Polish poet, novelist and essayist.

He initially worked for the periodical, Młoda Prasa then, in 1875, switched to the editorial office of the Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny (Illustrated Daily Courier), where he published the satirical magazines Mucha (Housefly) and Kolce [pl] (Spikes).

In 1893, he was awarded an honorary diploma by the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.

His novel, Wspomnienia niebieskiego mundurka (Memories of a Blue Uniform), based on his own life, is considered to be a classic of youth literature.

In 1911, he was sentenced to a year in prison for writing a preface to a patriotic story by Adam Mickiewicz, but never served any time, due to a general amnesty.