Stefan Jakub Żółkiewski (9 December 1911 – 4 January 1991) was a Polish theoretist, historian of literature and

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

. He was born and died in

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. He was a co-founder of the

Polish Workers' Party The Polish Workers' Party ( pl, Polska Partia Robotnicza, PPR) was a communist party in Poland from 1942 to 1948. It was founded as a reconstitution of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) and merged with the Polish Socialist Party (PPS) in 1948 ...

, editor-in-chief of ''Kuźnica'' (1945–1948), ''

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'' (1957–1958),

Minister of Higher Education {{Unreferenced, date=March 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) A Ministry of Higher Education is a government department that focuses on the provision or regulation of institutions of higher education. In some countries these exist as ministries compounde ...

(1956–1959), director and professor of

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and professor of

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Notable works

*''Kultura, socjologia, semiotyka literacka'' *''Kultura literacka 1918–1932'' (a

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)

References

* 1911 births 1991 deaths Writers from Warsaw People from Warsaw Governorate Polish Workers' Party politicians Members of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party Government ministers of Poland Members of the State National Council Members of the Polish Sejm 1947–1952 Members of the Polish Sejm 1952–1956 Members of the Polish Sejm 1957–1961 Members of the Polish Sejm 1961–1965 Members of the Polish Sejm 1965–1969 Polish literary critics Polish male non-fiction writers 20th-century Polish historians Academic staff of the University of Warsaw Members of the Polish Academy of Sciences Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 2nd class Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Stefan Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland) {{Poland-historian-stub