Memorial Page for Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
Polish writer, World War II underground fighter, and political dissident
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Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (* May 20, 1919 in Kielce; † July 4, 2000 in Naples) was a polish writer, World War II underground fighter, and political dissident. He was 81 years old. He was married to Lidia Croce and Krystyna Herling-Grudzińska. He studied at University of Warsaw. He received 5 awards, including Kościelski Award, Viareggio-Versilia International Prize. His cause of death was stroke.
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6 EventsBorn in Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
1919Kościelski Award
1966honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
1991Viareggio-Versilia International Prize
1994honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow
2000Died in Naples, Campania (stroke)
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- Krystyna Herling-Grudzińska
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński. Forever remembered.