Karol Irzykowski

1873 - 1944

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Poland

languages spoken, written or signed: Polish

educated at: Lviv University

occupation: poet, chess player, translator, literary critic, writer

award received: Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Karol Irzykowski (23 January 1873 – 2 November 1944) was a Polish writer, literary critic, film theoretician, and chess player. Between 1933 and 1939 in the Second Polish Republic he was a member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature founded by the decree of the Council of Ministers. Source: Wikipedia (en)