Ludwik Solski
Ludwik Solski, born Ludwik Napoleon Karol Sosnowski,
was a Polish stage actor and theatre director. From his stage debut in 1876 until his death he played in nearly a thousand roles.
Between 1905 and 1913 he was the director-general of the municipal theatre in Cracow. He worked in various Polish theatres in the period 1918-1939 and returned to Cracow in 1944.
Since 1954 he has been the patron of the Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Cracow.