Czajkowski

Czajkowski [chah-ee-KOV-skee] and its feminine variant Czajkowska, Czajkowskaja or Czajkowskaya is a Slavic surname which, in addition to this, its Polish form, is most frequently seen as Tchaikovsky, its French transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet. Other transliterations include Tschaikowski (German) Čajkovskij or Ciajkovskij (Italian), Chaikovski (Spanish), Tsjaikovski (Dutch) and Tjajkovskij (Swedish). The name has also been rendered as Tchaikovski, Chaikovsky, Chaykovsky, Chaikovskiy, Chaykovskiy and Chaikovskii. In addition to Polish, the name also occurs among other Slavic languages which use the Latin alphabet, such as Czech (Čajkovskij) and Slovak, Slovene, Croatian and Bosnian (Čajkovski). The surname, in all its forms, is shared by the following individuals:

Writers

• (1804–1886) Michał Czajkowski, Polish-Ukrainian writer on Cossack themes; lived in Turkey under acquired name, Mehmed Sadyk Pasha
• (1816–1873) Antoni Czajkowski, Polish writer, poet and translator during literary era of Romanticism in Poland
• (1850–1916) Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and opera librettist; brother of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• (1851–1926) Nikolai Tchaikovsky, Russian writer of influential revolutionary socialist tracts; lived in U.S. and London; opponent of Bolshevism; died in exile in Paris
• (1857–1935) Andriy Yakovich Chaykovskiy, Ukrainian lawyer, essayist, nationalist and organizer during Ukrainian War of Independence
• (1896–1970) Juan Czajkowski, Polish-Argentine journalist based in Posadas, capital of Misiones province where, for many years, he edited Polish-language newspaper, Orędownik
• (1926–1999) Zbigniew Czajkowski-Dębczyński, Polish participant in Warsaw Uprising; wrote about battlefield death of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
• (born 1933) Ryszard Czajkowski, Polish geophysicist, journalist, filmmaker, publicist and travel writer; member of Polish expedition to South Pole
• (born 1934) Michał Czajkowski (theologian), Polish Catholic educator and priest based in Wrocław; author of hundreds of ecclesiastical studies
• (born 1940) Yuriy Chaikovskiy, Russian historian of science whose writings focus on evolution and its philosophical constructs
• (born 1946) Chris Czajkowski, Writer of books about life in the Chilcotin area of British Columbia, Canada.
• (born 1961) James Paul (Jim) Czajkowski, writing under the pen name James Rollins, American author of best-selling thrillers
• (born 1967) Leszek Czajkowski, Polish poet, songwriter, composer and publicist; along with Jacek Kaczmarski, known as "bard of Polish right"
• (born 1972) Adrian Czajkowski, Writer of the fantasy science fiction series Empire of Black and Gold, under the name of Adrian Tchaikovsky

Composers

• (1840–1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer whose works are among the most frequently performed in classical repertoire
• (1925–1996) Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian classical composer; works include four symphonies, chamber music and film music
• (1935–1982) Andrzej Czajkowski, Polish classical pianist and composer; works include sonatas, string quartets and concertos
• (born 1946) Aleksandr Chaikovski, Russian classical composer; studied with Tikhon Khrennikov; rector of Saint Petersburg Conservatory

Sports personalities

• (1899–1933) Stanisław Czaykowski, Polish Grand Prix driver
• (born 1921) Zbigniew Czajkowski, Polish fencing master; known as "father of the Polish School of Fencing" and coach of champions
• (1923–1998) Zlatko Čajkovski, Croatian footballer (right half, 1939–60) and coach (1961–81); known by moniker, "Čik"; brother of Željko Čajkovski
• (born 1925) Željko Čajkovski, Croatian footballer and coach; silver medalist as part of Yugoslavia's national team at 1948 Olympics; brother of Zlatko Čajkovski
• (born 1963) Jim Czajkowski, American former Major League Baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
• (born 1978) Daniel Czajkowski, Polish cyclist who turned professional in 2001; has been a member of DHL–Author team since 2006

Military men

• (1893–1938) Kasyan Chaikovski, Russian military commander; World War I hero with rank of comcor; executed during Stalin's Great Terror; posthumously rehabilitated in 1956
• (1923–1945) Iosif Chaikovski, Soviet Army officer whose name became nationally known as a World War II Hero of the Soviet Union
• (born 1947) Jędrzej Czajkowski, Polish military officer who rose to top rank of fleet admiral; chief of staff for naval command, 1996–2005

Others

• (1872–1947) Józef Czajkowski, Polish painter, architect, graphic artist and educator; one of founders of movement known as "Polish Applied Art"; brother of Stanisław Czajkowski
• (1878–1954) Stanisław Czajkowski, Polish landscape painter who studied at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków as well as in Paris; brother of Józef Czajkowski
• (1888–1924) Boris Vitalyevich Chaikovsky, Russian director of silent films including Miss Meri (1918) and Beglets [Man on the Run] (1919)
• (born 1933) Bogdan Czajkowski, Polish educator; led March 1968 strike at Warsaw University of Technology; advisor to Lech Wałęsa
• (born 1939) Krzysztof Czajkowski, Polish political figure; longtime mayor (1989–2002) of Łódzkie Voivodship town of Aleksandrów Łódzki
• (born 1950) Bram Tchaikovsky, English lead vocalist and guitarist for the eponymous power pop band; original name Peter Bramall

Fictional characters

• Magda Czajkowski, half-Polish-half-Yorkshire character played by actress Kathryn Apanowicz on British serial drama Eastenders

• Tchaikovsky (disambiguation)

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