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Biography
Conrad was born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski on December, , in what is now Berdichev in Ukraine (about 10 miles SW of Kiev). His father, Apollo, belonged to a Polish radical group which sought not only Polish independence (it was divided between Russia, Austria and Prussia) but a sweeping away of the old feudal style of government.
He was also a writer.
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In Apollo went to Warsaw to set up a revolutionary committee but was arrested and the family was exiled to Vologda in Russia. Conrad&#;s mother died of tuberculosis in After the exile, the family returned to Cracow but Apollo died of tuberculosis in Conrad then went to live with different guardians, ending up with his uncle, Tadeusz Bobrowski.
In , he left Poland and went to Marseilles. He stayed in France nearly four years and it was here where he first learned sailing, making several voyages. He also ran up considerable debts, partially because of gambling. His money problems, coupled with illegal smuggling activitie