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

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. He was born and died in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, 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. Its population is officially estimated at ...

. He was a co-founder of the

Polish Workers' Party The Polish Workers' Party (, 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 to form the Polish United W ...

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

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'' (1957–1958), Minister of Higher Education (1956–1959), director and professor of

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and professor of

Warsaw University The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well as 100 specializat ...

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