Jan Twardowski
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Polish poet, Catholic priest (1915–2006)
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Jan Twardowski was a Polish poet, prose writer, preacher, and confessor born in Warsaw on June 1, 1915. He was a member of the Catholic Church and wrote in Polish, Latin, and French. Twardowski was educated at the University of Warsaw and began his work period in 1933. He served in the Armia Krajowa during World War II and participated in the Warsaw Uprising.
He died of natural causes in Warsaw on January 18, 2006. Twardowski received the Order of the Smile and honorary citizenship. He resided in Warsaw, including the Żoliborz and Saska Kępa districts, as well as on Krakowskie Przedmieście Street. His significant associates included Kazimierz Brandys, Paweł Hertz, Jan Kott, and Tadeusz Różewicz.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1915 births, 2006 deaths and 20th-century Polish male writers.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jakub
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Warsaw
- Occupation
- philologist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Academic degree
- master's degree
- Field of work
- poetry
- Genre
- poetry
- Conflict
- Warsaw Uprising
- Military branch
- Armia Krajowa
- Image
- Jan Twardowski 01.jpg
- Work location
- Koszajec
- Residence
- Krakowskie Przedmieście Street
- Significant event
- myocardial infarction
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- Commons category
- Jan Twardowski
- date of birth
- 1915-06-01
- date of death
- 2006-01-18
- Commons gallery
- Jan Twardowski
- name in native language
- Jan Twardowski
- writing language
- Polish
- Commons Creator page
- Jan Twardowski
- described at URL
- spniebylec.gminaniebylec.pl/szkola/patron
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Poles
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- significant person
- Tadeusz Różewicz
- date of baptism
- 1915-07-04
- honorific prefix
- Reverend
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