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Also known as Stefan Zeromski, Maurycy Zych

Polish writer (1864-1925)

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Stefan Żeromski was a Polish writer, diarist, playwright, and science fiction writer who worked in the field of fiction. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party and wrote in Polish. His notable works include *The Spring to Come*, *Trudna droga*, *Popioły*, *Ashes*, *Plus blanc que neige*, *Wierna rzeka*, and *klechda*. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Żeromski was born in 1864 in Kielce, also identified as Strawczyn in the Russian Empire, and died in Warsaw in 1925. He was buried in the Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw. During his life, he held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Second Polish Republic. He was a Catholic and was associated with Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. He used the pseudonyms Maurycy Zych, Józef Katerla, and Stefan Iksmoreż.

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Born
1864
Died
1925
Works
281

Top works

  • La spedizione di Francesco Nullo in Polonia 1863
  • Trudna droga
  • Popioły
  • Ashes
  • Plus blanc que neige

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Strawczyn, Poland, Russian Empire [now Strawczyn, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]

Polish prose writer, publicist, and playwright; first president of the Polish PEN Club, president of the Zakopane Republic. Four times nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924). One of the most outstanding Polish writers in history. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.

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Key facts

Born
( 1864-10-14 ) 14 October 1864, Strawczyn , Kingdom of Poland
Died
20 November 1925 (1925-11-20) (aged 61), Warsaw , Poland
Pen name
Maurycy Zych, Józef Katerla, Stefan Iksmoreż
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
Polish
Notable works
Przedwiośnie , Ludzie bezdomni , Popioły , Syzyfowe prace
Spouse
Anna Zawadzka, Oktawia Radziwiłłowicz
Children
Monika Żeromska, Adam Żeromski

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Stefan
Gender
male
Place of birth
Kielce
Place of death
Warsaw
Political party
Polish Socialist Party
Languages spoken
Polish
Religion
Catholicism
Notable work
The Spring to Come
Field of work
fiction
Image
Portret Stefana Żeromskiego.jpg
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date of birth
1864-10-14
date of death
1925-11-20
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pseudonym
Stefan Iksmoreż
name in native language
Stefan Żeromski
writing language
Polish
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Encyclopedic overview

Niewiadomski's 1900 portrait of Żeromski Chata ("Cottage"), Żeromski's house at Nałęczów Plaque at Rapperswil Castle commemorating Żeromski

Stefan Żeromski ( [ˈstɛfan ʐɛˈrɔmski] ; 14 October 1864 – 20 November 1925) was a Polish novelist and dramatist belonging to the Young Poland movement at the turn of the 20th century. He was called the "conscience of Polish literature".

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