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Born June 28, 1900 • Austria-Hungary
Died August 1, 1962 (aged 62) • Warsaw • Poland
Notable Works “Kordian i cham” • “Niemcy” • “Pierwszy dzień wolności” • “Śmierć gubernatora”
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Jerzy Andrzejewski
Polish author
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, lithograph by François Le Villain after a portrait by Fabian Sarnecki.
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Polish writer
Stefan Żeromski, pastel by Leon Wyczótłkowski, 1904; in the National Museum, Kraków, Poland.
Stefan Żeromski
Polish author
Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
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Antoni Słonimski
Polish writer and translator
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Tadeusz Miciński
Polish writer
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Gabriela Zapolska
Polish author
Portrait of Sholem Asch around 1957, showing him with gray hair, a mustache, and wearing a suit and bow tie.
Sholem Asch
American writer
Słowacki, Juliusz
Juliusz Słowacki
Polish author
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Witold Gombrowicz
Polish author
Asnyk, Adam
Adam Asnyk
Polish author
Jan Kochanowski, marble bust, c. 1610; in a private collection.
Jan Kochanowski
Polish poet
Fredro, Aleksander
Aleksander Fredro
Polish dramatist
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Tadeusz Różewicz
Polish poet and playwright
Norwid, Cyprian
Cyprian Norwid
Polish poet
Mrozek
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish playwright and satirist
Stanisław Wyspiański, self-portrait; in the National Museum in Kraków, Poland.
Stanisław Wyspiański
Polish dramatist and painter
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Wojciech Bogusławski
Polish dramatist
Ary Scheffer: Zygmunt Krasiński
Zygmunt Krasiński
Polish poet and dramatist
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Franciszek Bohomolec
Polish dramatist and linguist