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Henryk Sienkiewicz

Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz

Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate (1846–1916).

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Family Name

Sienkiewicz

Place of Birth

Wola Okrzejska

Place of Death

Vevey

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Occupation

Novelist
Screenwriter
Journalist
Writer
Short Story Writer

Place of Burial

St. John's Archcathedral

Award Received

Nobel Prize in Literature
 (1905)
Award Rationale
: wybitne osiągnięcia w dziedzinie epiki i rzadko spotykany geniusz, który wcielił w siebie ducha narodu
Award Rationale
: because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer
Award Rationale
: på grund av hans storartade förtjänster som episk författare
Point in Time
: 1905
Prize Money
: 138,089 Swedish krona
Knight of the Legion of Honour

Country of Citizenship

Russian Empire
Poland

Date of Birth

5/5/1846

Date of Death

11/15/1916

Instance Of

Human

Notable Work

Janko Muzykant
With Fire and Sword
The Deluge
Fire in the Steppe
Quo Vadis
The Knights of the Cross
In Desert and Wilderness

Member Of

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
Polskie Towarzystwo Tatrzanskie
Subject Has Role
:
Honorary Member
Academy of Learning

Given Name

Henryk
Series Ordinal
:1
Adam
Series Ordinal
:2
Aleksander
Series Ordinal
:3
Pius
Series Ordinal
:4

Described by Source

11 items
Concise Literary Encyclopedia
Reference URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Volume
:6
Author
:
Ivan Konstantinovič Gorskij
Title
: Сенкевич
Page(s)
:757-759
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20722753
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q20722752
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Volume
:23
Page(s)
:257
Section
:Сенкевич Генрик
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
EB-1911 / Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Obálky Knih
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Medvik
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Subject Named As
:Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916
Polish Biographical Dictionary
Library of the World's Best Literature
Belarusian Encyclopedia (Vol. 15)
Page(s)
:351
Q14271809
Page(s)
:478

Image of Grave

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Henryk Sienkiewicz

Spouse

Maria Szetkiewicz
 (8/18/1881 - 10/19/1885)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
Start Time
: 8/18/1881
End Time
: 10/19/1885
Maria Romanowska-Wołodkowicz
 (11/11/1893 - )
End Time
: unknown value
End Cause
:
Annulment
Start Time
: 11/11/1893
Latest Date
: 1916
Maria Babska
 (1904 - )
Start Time
: 1904

Nominated For

Nobel Prize in Literature
 (1901)
Point in Time
: 1901
Nobel Prize in Literature
 (1902)
Point in Time
: 1902
Nobel Prize in Literature
 (1903)
Point in Time
: 1903
Nobel Prize in Literature
 (1904)
Point in Time
: 1904
Nobel Prize in Literature
 (1905)
Point in Time
: 1905

Genre

Novella
Reportage
Short Novel
Feuilleton

Native Language

Polish

Ethnic Group

Poles

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Polish

Start of Work Period

1869

Name in Native Language

Henryk Sienkiewicz
Pronunciation Audio
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Different From

Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Sienkiewicz

Educated At

University of Warsaw

Employer

Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Cause of Death

Cardiovascular Disease
Aortic Aneurysm

Religion or Worldview

Catholic Church
Catholicism

Sex or Gender

Male

Child

Jadwiga Korniłowiczowa

Birth Name

Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz

Family

House of Sienkiwicz

Writing Language

Polish

Field of Work

Fiction

Influenced By

Henryk Rzewuski

Coat of Arms

Oszyk Coat of Arms

Depicted By

Portrait of Henryk Sienkiewicz
Creator
:
Olga Boznańska
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Portrait of Henryk Sienkiewicz.
Creator
:
Kazimierz Pochwalski
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Portrait of Henryk Sienkiewicz
Creator
:
Kazimierz Mordasewicz
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Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Sibling

Aniela Sienkiewicz

End of Work Period

1916

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Relative

Jan Wacław Komierowski
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