About Irena Jurgielewiczowa
Lived 1903 – 2003 (aged 100). Irena Jurgielewiczowa was a Polish teacher, writer, children's writer and young adult author.
Irena Jurgielewiczowa (née Drozdowicz; 13 January 1903 – 25 May 2003) was a Polish teacher and writer of children's literature and young adult literature. During World War II she was an underground teacher, member of Armia Krajowa, and participant of the Warsaw Uprising. After the war she was a lecturer at the University of Warsaw.
She is best known for Ten obcy (That Stranger, 1961) and Inna.
Biography Irena Jurgielewiczowa was born on 13 January 1903 in Działoszyn, Poland.
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Who was Irena Jurgielewiczowa?
Polish children's writer
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Irena Jurgielewiczowa was born on 13 January 1903 in Działoszyn.
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Irena Jurgielewiczowa died on 25 May 2003 in Warsaw.
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Irena Jurgielewiczowa was a teacher, writer, children's writer and young adult author.
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Irena Jurgielewiczowa was Polish.
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