Talk:Jan Potocki

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I don't think the portrait accompanying this article is that of Jan Potocki. I believe that the person depicted is Edmund Chojecki, who translated Potocki's "Manuscrit..." into Polish. Compare the portrait of Potocki at www.jose-corti.fr/auteursromantiques/potocki.html

You are correct - I have replaced photo of Edmund Chojecki with that of Jan Potocki. --Ttyre 12:05, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mental health statements

I removed the following text:

It is most likely that he was driven to suicide by manic depression (itself a likely symptom of syphilis), but some rather far-fetched accounts suggest that Potocki believed himself to be a werewolf.

This type of speculation in an encyclopedia is irresponsible.

Michael David 14:51, 21 August 2006 (UTC)