Zbigniew Herbert
Polish poet and essayist
Zbigniew Herbert was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist. He is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers. While he was first published in the 1950s, soon after he voluntarily ceased submitting most of... Wikipedia
Born: October 29, 1924, Lviv, Ukraine
Died: July 28, 1998 (age 73 years), Warsaw, Poland
Spouse: Katarzyna Dzieduszycka (m. 1968–1998)
Parents: Boleslaw Herbert and Maria Kaniak
Siblings: Janusz Herbert and Halina Herbert-Żebrowska
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