Memorial Page for Wisława Szymborska (née Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska)

Wisława Szymborska (* July 2, 1923 in Prowent; † February 1, 2012 in Kraków) was a polish poet, Nobel Prize winner. She was 88 years old. She was married to Adam Włodek. She studied at Jagiellonian University. Her faith was atheism. She received 9 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Her cause of death was lung cancer. She was buried at Rakowicki Cemetery.