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Wacław Iwaniuk
Wacław Iwaniuk (born 17 December 1912 in Stare Chojno near Chełm, Chełm Lubelski - died 4 January 2001 in Toronto). Educated in Warsaw and Cambridge, England, a poet, literary critic and essayist for various Polish émigré newspapers in Canada and abroad. He served in the Polish Diplomatic Corps and as an officer in the Polish Armed Forces during World War II. Iwaniuk immigrated to Canada in 1948 (Toronto) where he continued to write and published in Polish language, Polish. He was a member of several international literary societies (PEN) and writers unions (SPP - Lublin Chapter). During his career as a postwar émigré poet and writer, he had published numerous articles and publications including in popular Polish Kultura paryska. Publications * ''Pełnia czerwca (Poemat).'' Grupa Literacka "Wołyń", Chełm 1936. * ''Dzień apokaliptyczny''. (Wiersz). Wydawnictwo F. Hoesick, Warszawa 1938 (arkusz poetycki # 5). * ''Czas Din Kichota. Poezje.'' Wydawnictwo Swiatowego Związku P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waclaw Iwaniuk
Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Wenzeslaus and Wenzslaus (and other similar names) are Latinized forms of the Slavic names#In Slovakia and Czech_Republic, Czech name Václav. The other language versions of the name are german: Wenzel, pl, Wacław, Więcesław, Wieńczysław, es, Wenceslao, russian: Vyacheslav (other), Vyacheslav, hr, Vjenceslav, lt, Venckus among others. It originated as a Latin spelling for Czech rulers. It is a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words ''veli/vyache/więce/više'' ("great(er), large(r)"), and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic names. It roughly means "greater glory". People named Wenceslaus or spelling variations thereof include: * Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929), saint and subject of the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" * Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (died 1192) * Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia * Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271–1305), King of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
