Emil ZegadÅ‚owicz (20 July 1888 â€" 24 February 1941) was a Polish
poet, prose writer, novelist, playwright, translator, expert of art;
co-originator of Polish expressionism, member of expressionists' group
Zdrój, co-founder of group Czartak.Zegadłowicz was born on 20 July
1888 in Biała, now part of Bielsko-Biała. From 1906 to 1911 he
studied Polish philology, German philology and history of art at
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, then he continued his studies in
Vienna and Dresden. Although born in a German language island of
Bielsko and Biała, he wasn't much connected with this region and
lived in Gorzeń Górny near Wadowice and Poznań.From 1917 to 1922 he
collaborated with group of Poznań expressionists related with
periodical Zdrój. In 1919 became an officeholder of the Ministry of
Culture and Art. He initiated and co-founded regional literary group
and periodical Czartak. From 1927 to 1931 was a literary manager of
Polish Theatre in Poznań. He was an editor of Roman Catholic
periodical TÄ™cza (1928â€"1929), editor of theatre magazine Åšwiat
Kulis, programme director in Poznań broadcasting station of Polskie
Radio. In 1933â€"1934 he was a literary manager in theatre of
Katowice. In 1934 he became an editor of periodical WieÅ›. Later
Zegadłowicz fall afoul of Roman Catholic Church and the Right, and in
1936 became a sympathiser of the Left.He died on 24 February 1941 in
Sosnowiec.
poet, prose writer, novelist, playwright, translator, expert of art;
co-originator of Polish expressionism, member of expressionists' group
Zdrój, co-founder of group Czartak.Zegadłowicz was born on 20 July
1888 in Biała, now part of Bielsko-Biała. From 1906 to 1911 he
studied Polish philology, German philology and history of art at
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, then he continued his studies in
Vienna and Dresden. Although born in a German language island of
Bielsko and Biała, he wasn't much connected with this region and
lived in Gorzeń Górny near Wadowice and Poznań.From 1917 to 1922 he
collaborated with group of Poznań expressionists related with
periodical Zdrój. In 1919 became an officeholder of the Ministry of
Culture and Art. He initiated and co-founded regional literary group
and periodical Czartak. From 1927 to 1931 was a literary manager of
Polish Theatre in Poznań. He was an editor of Roman Catholic
periodical TÄ™cza (1928â€"1929), editor of theatre magazine Åšwiat
Kulis, programme director in Poznań broadcasting station of Polskie
Radio. In 1933â€"1934 he was a literary manager in theatre of
Katowice. In 1934 he became an editor of periodical WieÅ›. Later
Zegadłowicz fall afoul of Roman Catholic Church and the Right, and in
1936 became a sympathiser of the Left.He died on 24 February 1941 in
Sosnowiec.
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