- Emil Zegadłowicz
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name = Emil Zegadłowicz
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birthdate = Birth date|1888|7|20
birthplace =Bielsko ,Austria-Hungary
deathdate = death date and age|1941|2|24|1888|7|20
deathplace =Sosnowiec ,Nazi Germany
occupation = Poet, writer, translator
nationality = Polish
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genre =Expressionism
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notableworks = "Zmory", "Motory"
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awards =Emil Zegadłowicz (1888–1941) was a Polish
poet , prose writer,novelist ,playwright ,translator , expert of art; co-originator of Polishexpressionism , member of expressionists' group "Zdrój", co-founder of group "Czartak ".Biography
Zegadłowicz was born on
20 July ,1888 inBielsko , now part ofBielsko-Biała . From 1906 to 1911 he studied Polish philology, German philology andhistory of art atJagiellonian University inKraków , then he continued his studies inVienna andDresden . Although born in Silesia, he wasn't much connected with this region and lived inGorzeń nearWadowice andPoznań .From 1917 to 1922 he collaborated with group of
Poznań expressionists related with periodical "Zdrój". In 1919 became an officeholder of the Ministry of Culture and Art. He initiated and co-founded regional literary group and periodical "Czartak ". From 1927 to 1931 was a literary manager ofPolish Theatre in Poznań. He was an editor of Roman Catholic periodical "Tęcza" (1928–1929), editor of theatre magazine "Świat Kulis", programme director in Poznań broadcasting station of "Polskie Radio ". In 1933–1934 he was a literary manager in theatre ofKatowice . In 1934 he became an editor of periodical "Wieś". Later Zegadłowicz fall afoul of Roman Catholic Church and the Right, and in 1936 became a sympathiser of the Left.He died on
24 February ,1941 inSosnowiec .References
* cite book
last = Hierowski
first = Zdzisław
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title = 25 lat literatury na Śląsku 1920–1945
publisher = Wydawnictwa Instytutu Śląskiego
date = 1947
location = Katowice, Wrocław
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oclc = 69489660
* cite web
title = Zegadłowicz Emil
work =Internetowa encyklopedia PWN
url = http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4000972
language = Polish
publisher = Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
accessdate = 2008-02-17
* cite web
title = Zegadłowicz Emil
work =WIEM Encyklopedia
url = http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/66867,,,,zegadlowicz_emil,haslo.html
language = Polish
accessdate = 2008-02-17External links
* [http://www.muzeumez.silesianet.pl/index.htm Emil Zegadłowicz Museum] pl icon
* [http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/results?search_op1=AND&search_attid1=3&isExpandable=off&dirids=1&queryType=-4&query=&search_value1=%22Zegad%C5%82owicz,%20Emil%20(1888-1941)%22&isRemote=off&encode=true&action=SearchAction Works by Emil Zegadłowicz at Digital Silesian Library] pl icon
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