About Stefan Żółkiewski
Lived 1911 – 1991 (aged 79). Stefan Żółkiewski was a Polish historian, politician, literary critic, literary historian, university teacher and minister.
Stefan Jakub Żółkiewski (9 December 1911 – 4 January 1991) was a Polish theoretist, historian of literature and literary critic. He was born and died in Warsaw. He was a co-founder of the Polish Workers' Party, editor-in-chief of Kuźnica (1945–1948), Polityka (1957–1958), Minister of Higher Education (1956–1959), director and professor of Polish Academy of Sciences and professor of Warsaw University.
Notable works Kultura, socjologia, semiotyka literacka Kultura literacka 1918–1932 (a monograph)
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Who was Stefan Żółkiewski?
Polish historian (1911–1991)
When was Stefan Żółkiewski born?
Stefan Żółkiewski was born on 9 December 1911 in Warsaw.
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Stefan Żółkiewski died on 4 January 1991 in Warsaw.
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Stefan Żółkiewski was a historian, politician, literary critic, literary historian, university teacher and minister.
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Stefan Żółkiewski was Polish.
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