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Zbigniew Uniłowski
Zbigniew Uniłowski (born 1 May 1909 in Warsaw, Poland, died 12 November 1937 in Warsaw) was a Polish writer. Early years Uniłowski was born in Warsaw in a petty-bourgeois family. His parents were Władysław Uniłowski and Jadwiga Uniłowska née Ciechonski. After the death of both parents (his mother died of tuberculosis, while father committed suicide), as a teenage boy, he lived with his aunt, a poor seamstress in Powiśle, Warsaw, Powiśle. Not completing junior high school for financial reasons, he was forced to take up employment, including as a bricklaying helper, a parcel delivery service for a tailor or a waiter boy in the Warsaw restaurant "Astoria". There, in 1926, Karol Szymanowski noticed him, being intrigued by the young waiter who read Joseph Conrad's prose. Szymanowski's financial assistance enabled Uniłowski to self-study, facilitated literary contacts, and above all, enabled him to stay frequently in Zakopane, which was advisable due to developing tubercu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises Districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and Financial centre, economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small Fishing village, fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
