Emil Zegadłowicz (20 July 1888 – 24 February 1941) was a Polish

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, prose writer,

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, expert of art; co-originator of Polish

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, member of expressionists' group ''Zdrój'', co-founder of group ''

Czartak Czartak () was a regional literary group in Poland, founded after World War I by Emil Zegadłowicz. Its most famous member was Zofia Kossak-Szczucka. Other members included Edward Kozikowski, Jan Nepomucen Miller and Janina Brzostowska. Czart ...

''.

Biography

Zegadłowicz was born on 20 July 1888 in Biała, now part of

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...

in to the family of a teacher. From 1906 to 1911 he studied Polish philology, German philology and

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Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

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, then he continued his studies in

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and

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. Although born in a German language island of Bielsko and Biała, he wasn't much connected with this region and lived in

Gorzeń Górny Gorzeń Górny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wadowice, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wadowice and south-west of the regional capital Kraków. ...

near Wadowice and

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

. From 1917 to 1922 he collaborated with group of

expressionists related with periodical ''Zdrój''. In 1919 became an officeholder of the Ministry of Culture and Art. He initiated and co-founded regional literary group and periodical ''

''. From 1927 to 1931 was a literary manager of

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. He was an editor of Roman Catholic periodical ''Tęcza'' (1928–1929), editor of theatre magazine ''Świat Kulis'', programme director in Poznań broadcasting station of '' Polskie Radio''. In 1933–1934 he was a literary manager in theatre of

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

. In 1934 he became an editor of periodical ''Wieś''. Later Zegadłowicz fall afoul of Roman Catholic Church and the Right, and in 1936 became a sympathiser of the Left. He died on 24 February 1941 in

Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industria ...

Works

* ''Powsinogi beskidzkie'' (1923) * ''Kolędziołki beskidzkie'' (1923) * ''Żywot Mikołaja Srebrempisanego'' (1927–1929) * ''Zmory'' (1935) * ''Motory'' (1938) * ''Wasz korespondent donosi'' (1939, theatre play, missing) * ''Domek z kart'' (1940, theatre play)

References

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External links

Emil Zegadłowicz Museum

Works by Emil Zegadłowicz at Digital Silesian Library
1888 births 1941 deaths People from Bielsko-Biała Jagiellonian University alumni Expressionist writers Polish male novelists 20th-century Polish poets Polish male dramatists and playwrights Polish translators Polish editors Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature 20th-century Polish novelists 20th-century Polish dramatists and playwrights 20th-century translators Polish male poets 20th-century Polish male writers {{Poland-poet-stub