About Andrej Žarnov
Lived 1903 – 1982 (aged 78). Andrej Žarnov was an Austrian and Czech linguist, translator, poet, writer and physician.
Andrej Žarnov, born František Šubík, (November 19, 1903 in Kuklov (Kukló), Austria-Hungary (today:Slovakia) – March 16, 1982 in Poughkeepsie City, New York, United States) was a Slovak Catholic modernist (Catholic Moderna) writer and physician.
As a physician, he was a member of international board, which was researching crimes committed by Soviet authorities in Katyn (1943). After 1945 he was persecuted and imprisoned. Since 1952 on emigration; he moved to Austria, Italy and USA.
Notable works He was an author of socio-political, patriotic and reflective poems – Stráž pri Morave (1925), Štít (1940), Preosievač piesku (1978). He was a populariser and translator of Polish poetry works, author of anthology U pol'ských básnikov (1936).
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Who was Andrej Žarnov?
writer, poet, physician (1903–1982)
When was Andrej Žarnov born?
Andrej Žarnov was born on 19 November 1903 in Kuklov.
When did Andrej Žarnov die?
Andrej Žarnov died on 16 March 1982 in Poughkeepsie.
What was Andrej Žarnov's occupation?
Andrej Žarnov was a linguist, translator, poet, writer and physician.
What nationality was Andrej Žarnov?
Andrej Žarnov was Austrian and Czech.
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