Stefan Żeromski

Personal information

Known for: Writing
Known credits: 15
Gender: Male
Born: October 14, 1864
Died: November 20, 1925
Place of birth: Strawczyn, Poland, Russian Empire [now Strawczyn, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]
Also known as: Stefan Zeromski

Biography

Stefan Żeromski (October 14, 1864 – November 20, 1925) was a Polish prose writer, publicist, and playwright; first president of the Polish PEN Club, president of the Zakopane Republic. Four times nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924). One of the most outstanding Polish writers in history. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.