Zdzisław Żygulski (4 April 1888 – 22 October 1975)http://old.uni.wroc.pl/o-nas/nagrody-i-wyróżnienia/doktorzy-honoris-causa/zdzisław-żygulski was a Polish

literary historian The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/listener/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques ...

and

Germanist German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...

. He was a professor at the universities of

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

and

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

. An expert of

German literature German literature () comprises those literature, literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German parts of Switzerland and Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, South Tyrol in Italy a ...

of 18th–19th century and

antique An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

, he published, with Marian Szyrocki, a German literature history textbook ''Geschichte der deutschen Literatur'' (vol. 1–4; 1958–1965). His notable works includes ''Gerhart Hauptmann. Człowiek i twórca'' (1968), ''Fryderyk Schiller'' (1975). His son, also named Zdzisław, was an art historian, academic and educator.

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* 1888 births 1975 deaths 20th-century Polish historians Polish non-fiction writers Polish male non-fiction writers Germanists {{Poland-historian-stub