Wisława Szymborska (* 2. July 1923 in Prowent; † 1. February 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 10 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.

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1923

Born in Prowent, Greater Poland Voivodeship

1948

Married Adam Włodek

until 1954

1955

Gold Cross of Merit‎

1974

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

1990

Kościelski Award

1991

Goethe Prize

1995

Herder Prize

1995

honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

1996

Nobel Prize in Literature

1996

Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize

2005

Golden Medal for Merit to Culture

2011

Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)

2012

Died in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (lung cancer)

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Biography of Wisława Szymborska

2. Jul 1923 – 1. Feb 2012(88 years)Died in:Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

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Biography

Birthplace

Prowent, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Place of Death

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Nationality

Poland

Cause of Death

lung cancer

Religion

atheism

Burial Place

Rakowicki Cemetery

Occupation(7)

poet writer translator essayist mechanic literary critic critic

Awards(10)

Nobel Prize in Literature Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta Herder Prize Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)Golden Medal for Merit to Culture Goethe Prize Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize Kościelski Award honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Gold Cross of Merit‎

Spouse(1)

Adam Włodek

Education(1)

Jagiellonian University

Wisława Szymborska (* 2. July 1923 in Prowent; † 1. February 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 10 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.

Life Events

13 Events

1923

Born in Prowent, Greater Poland Voivodeship

1948

Married Adam Włodek

until 1954

1955

Gold Cross of Merit‎

1974

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

1990

Kościelski Award

1991

Goethe Prize

1995

Herder Prize

1995

honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

1996

Nobel Prize in Literature

1996

Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize

2005

Golden Medal for Merit to Culture

2011

Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)

2012

Died in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (lung cancer)

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Friedhof Rakowicki

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