Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina (10 April 1899, in Bronowice – 28 September 1986, in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

) was a Polish novelist, poet and screenplay writer.

Biography

Best known as author of numerous works for children, between 1922 and 1979 she published dozens of novels for children and adults alike, as well as hundreds of short stories, poems and other works. Between 1968 and 1976 she also headed the Chapter of the

Order of the Smile The Order of the Smile (Polish: ''Order Uśmiechu'') is an international award given by children to adults distinguished in their love, care and aid for children. History The idea of the Order of the Smile was established in 1968 by the Polis ...

. During that time (together with

Seweryna Szmaglewska Seweryna Szmaglewska (Seweryna Maria Szmaglewska-Wiśniewska) (February 11, 1916 – July 7, 1992) was a Polish writer, known for both books for children and adults alike, and an inmate of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World ...

) she also initiated a fund gathering program that eventually led to the construction of the

Children's Memorial Health Institute The Children's Memorial Health Institute ( pl, Instytut "Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka", literally "Children's Health Memorial Centre Institute"; CMHI or CZD) is the largest and best-equipped institute of paediatric healthcare in Poland. Locate ...

, the largest and most modern centre of paediatric care in Poland. In 1921, she married educator and writer (1897-1942), divorced in 1926, and subsequently married teacher Józef Zaremba. She was buried in Nałęczów.

References

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