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Nietzsche was not Polish (a country that did not even exist during his lifetime).
"Research conducted by heraldry experts as well as Max Oelher, Nietzsche’s close cousin and curator of the Nietzsche archive, revealed that over 200 of Nietzsche’s ancestors, related by both blood and marriage, were German. The same conclusion is reached in an excerpt of Maria Ziółkowska’s work"
R. J. Hollingdale: Nietzsche: The Man and His Philosophy
Maria Ziółkowska: Wybitni ludzie, też ludzie
Claiming to be a Polish descent was just an eccentric way of trying to distance himself from a Germany with whom he did not identify with.
Ironically, Nietzsche is the complete antithesis of modern-day Poland which is deeply Roman Catholic rooted.
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