Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński

Tadeusz Kamil Marcjan Żeleński (better known by his pen name, Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński; 21 December 1874 – 4 July 1941) was a Polish stage writer, poet, critic above all, and translator of over 100 French literary classics into Polish. He was a pediatrician and gynecologist by profession.A notable personality in the Young Poland movement, Boy was the enfant terrible of the Polish literary scene in the first half of the 20th century. He was murdered in July 1941 during the Nazi occupation of Poland in what became known as the massacre of Lviv professors.

Personal facts

Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński
Alias (AKA)Żeleński
Birth dateDecember 21, 1874
Birth nameTadeusz Kamil Marcjan Żeleński
Birth place
Otwock , Kingdom of Poland (1916–18)
Nationality
Polish nationality law
Religion
Atheism
cause of death
Massacre
Date of deathJuly 04, 1941
Place of death
Lviv , Occupation of Poland (1939–45)
Education
Jagiellonian University
Known for
Cabaret

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  1. http://culture.pl/en/artist/tadeusz-boy-zelenski