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Antoni Słonimski

1895 - 1976

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Antoni Słonimski (15 November 1895 – 4 July 1976) was a Polish poet, artist, journalist, playwright and prose writer, president of the Union of Polish Writers in 1956–1959 during the Polish October, known for his devotion to social justice. Słonimski was the grandson of Hayyim Selig Slonimski, the founder of "ha-Tsefirah"- the first Hebrew weekly with an emphasis on the sciences. His father, an ophthalmologist, converted to Christianity when he married a Catholic woman. Słonimski was born in Warsaw and baptized and raised as a Christian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antoni Słonimski is the 5,789th most popular writer (down from 5,702nd in 2019), the 1,161st most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,128th in 2019) and the 145th most popular Polish Writer.

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Among writers, Antoni Słonimski ranks 5,789 out of 7,302. Before him are Semyon Nadson, Joel Lehtonen, José Hierro, Lina Morgenstern, Lino Aldani, and Alfred Domett. After him are Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Julia Navarro, Elke Erb, Leigh Bardugo, Joe Sacco, and Ivy Compton-Burnett.

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Among people born in 1895, Antoni Słonimski ranks 278. Before him are Blossom Rock, Phyllis Covell, Sidney Blackmer, Cecil McMaster, Lancelot Hogben, and Ove Arup. After him are Malcolm Sargent, Yakima Canutt, Anita Stewart, Dudley Nichols, Evripidis Bakirtzis, and Cliff Edwards. Among people deceased in 1976, Antoni Słonimski ranks 245. Before him are Rupert Davies, Toni Ulmen, Martín Luis Guzmán, Clarice Benini, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, and Afrasiyab Badalbeyli. After him are James Wong Howe, Jimmy Garrison, Zofia Stryjeńska, John A. Costello, Franciszek Szymczyk, and Andrei Fayt.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Antoni Słonimski ranks 1,161 out of 1,694. Before him are Kasia Smutniak (1979), Günther Ortmann (1916), Zygmunt Anczok (1946), Zbigniew Zamachowski (1961), Lina Morgenstern (1830), and Grzegorz Ryś (1964). After him are Jan Szczepański (1939), Józef Lange (1897), Jerzy Szmajdziński (1952), Dieter Grahn (1944), Jadwiga Smosarska (1898), and Antoni Szymanowski (1951).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Antoni Słonimski ranks 145. Before him are Kazimierz Brandys (1916), Miron Białoszewski (1922), Julia Hartwig (1921), Jan Lechoń (1899), Paul Mattick (1904), and Lina Morgenstern (1830). After him are Ewa Lipska (1945), Maria Janion (1926), Leon Kruczkowski (1900), Peter Hacks (1928), Stanisław Barańczak (1946), and Andrzej Stasiuk (1960).

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