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Zbigniew Herbert

Zbigniew Bolesław Ryszard Herbert

Polish writer and poet (1924–1998).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Burial

Powązki Cemetery

Date of Birth

10/29/1924

Date of Death

7/28/1998

Place of Birth

Lviv
Country
:
Poland

Place of Death

Warsaw

Country of Citizenship

Second Polish Republic
 (10/29/1924 - 1945)
Start Time
: 10/29/1924
End Time
: 1945
Polish People's Republic
 (1952 - 12/31/1989)
Start Time
: 1952
End Time
: 12/31/1989
Poland
 (1/1/1990 - )
Start Time
: 1/1/1990

Instance Of

Human

Image

Award Received

12 items
Order of the White Eagle
Kościelski Award
 (1963)
Point in Time
: 1963
Herder Prize
 (1973)
Point in Time
: 1973
Petrarca-Preis
 (1979)
Point in Time
: 1979
Vilenica Prize
 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
Jerusalem Prize
 (1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
Samuel-Bogumil-Linde Prize
 (1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
Preis Der SWR-Bestenliste
 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994
Preis Der Stadt Münster Für Europäische Poesie
 (1997)
Point in Time
: 1997
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
 (1965)
Point in Time
: 1965
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Bethlen Gábor Award
 (1987)
Point in Time
: 1987

Given Name

Zbigniew

Occupation

Poet
Writer
Playwright
Essayist
Author

Educated At

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Academic Degree
:
Master of Laws
Krakow University of Economics
Academic Degree
:
Diploma
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
Lviv University
Jagiellonian University
University of Warsaw

Member Of

German Academy for Language and Literature
Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Arts, Berlin
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Polish Writers' Union
Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich

Employer

University of Gdańsk

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Polish

Residence

11 items
Lviv
 (10/29/1924 - 1944)
Start Time
: 10/29/1924
End Time
: 1944
Proszowice
 (1944 - 1945)
Start Time
: 1944
End Time
: 1945
Kraków
 (1945 - 1947)
Start Time
: 1945
End Time
: 1947
Toruń
 (1947 - 1948)
Start Time
: 1947
End Time
: 1948
Sopot
 (1948 - 1949)
Start Time
: 1948
End Time
: 1949
Toruń
 (1949 - 1951)
Start Time
: 1949
End Time
: 1951
Brwinów
 (1951 - 1952)
Start Time
: 1951
End Time
: 1952
Warsaw
 (1952 - 1958)
Start Time
: 1952
End Time
: 1958
Paris
 (1963 - 1964)
Start Time
: 1963
End Time
: 1964
Warsaw
 (1971 - 1973)
Start Time
: 1971
End Time
: 1973
Berlin

Nominated For

Neustadt International Prize for Literature
 (1970)
Point in Time
: 1970
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
 (1972)
Point in Time
: 1972
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
 (1978)
Point in Time
: 1978
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
 (1984)
Point in Time
: 1984
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
 (1994)
Point in Time
: 1994

Religion or Worldview

Catholicism

Archives At

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Family Name

Herbert

Name in Native Language

Zbigniew Herbert
Pronunciation Audio
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Described by Source

Obálky Knih
URL
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Polish Biographical Dictionary

Writing Language

Polish

Start of Work Period

1950

Image of Grave

Field of Work

Fiction

End of Work Period

1998

Medical Condition

Asthma
Bipolar Disorder
Alcoholism

Spouse

Katarzyna Herbert
 (3/29/1968 - 7/28/1998)
Place of Marriage
:
Paris
Start Time
: 3/29/1968
End Time
: 7/28/1998

Unmarried Partner

Halina Misiołek
 (1947 - 1956)
Start Time
: 1947
End Time
: 1956
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