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Biography of Czesław Miłosz
30. Jun 1911 – 14. Aug 2004(93 years)Died in:Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Polish-American poet and Nobel laureate
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Burial Place
Crypt of Merit at Skałka
Awards(10)
Nobel Prize in LiteratureRighteous Among the NationsGuggenheim FellowshipOrder of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)National Medal of ArtsNeustadt International Prize for LiteratureHonorary doctor of the University of Bolognahonorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of KrakowHonorary doctor of the University of OxfordNike Award
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Czesław Miłosz (* 30. June 1911 in Šeteniai; † 14. August 2004 in Kraków) was a polish-American poet and Nobel laureate. He was 93 years old. He was married to Janina Miłosz. He studied at Vilnius University. His faith was Catholic Church. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Righteous Among the Nations. He was buried at Crypt of Merit at Skałka.
Life Events
13 Events1911
Born in Šeteniai, Kėdainiai District Municipality
1944
Married Janina Milosz
until 1986
1976
Guggenheim Fellowship
1978
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1980
Nobel Prize in Literature
1989
National Medal of Arts
1989
honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow
1989
Righteous Among the Nations
1992
Honorary doctor of the University of Bologna
1992
Married Carol Thigpen-Miłosz
until 2002
1994
Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)
1998
Nike Award
2004