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Józef Czapski

1896 - 1993

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Józef Czapski (3 April 1896 – 12 January 1993) was a Polish artist, author, and critic, as well as an officer of the Polish Army. As a painter, he is notable for his membership in the Kapist movement, which was heavily influenced by Cézanne. Following the Polish Defensive War, he was made a prisoner of war by the Soviets and was among the very few officers to survive the Katyn massacre of 1940. Following the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement, he was an official envoy of the Polish government searching for the missing Polish officers in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Józef Czapski is the 2,703rd most popular writer (down from 2,629th in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 324th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Czech Writer.

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Among writers, Józef Czapski ranks 2,703 out of 7,302. Before him are Sima Tan, Peter Bichsel, Varian Fry, José María Arguedas, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, and Johann Froben. After him are Hella Haasse, Hildebert, Pierre Grimal, Peter Høeg, Theodorus Gaza, and Vazha-Pshavela.

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Among people born in 1896, Józef Czapski ranks 117. Before him are Charlie Rivel, Léonide Massine, Richard Thorpe, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Manuel A. Odría, and Josef Sudek. After him are Hans Cramer, Johannes Kleiman, Jacques Duclos, Marguerite Laugier, André Hunebelle, and Máté Zalka. Among people deceased in 1993, Józef Czapski ranks 102. Before him are Felice Borel, Euronymous, Godfrey Chitalu, Clarence Zener, Joseph Serchuk, and Leo Löwenthal. After him are Ugo Locatelli, Wolfgang Lotz, Shovkat Alakbarova, Sun Ra, Monte Melkonian, and William L. Shirer.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Józef Czapski ranks 335 out of 1,200. Before him are Count Gustav Kálnoky (1832), Alexander von Krobatin (1849), Josef Sudek (1896), Károly Khuen-Héderváry (1849), Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812), and Svatopluk Pluskal (1930). After him are Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763), Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859), Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873), Zdeněk Nehoda (1952), Václav Tomášek (1774), and Josef Jungmann (1773).

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Among WRITERS In Czechia

Among writers born in Czechia, Józef Czapski ranks 33. Before him are Petr Ginz (1928), Vítězslav Nezval (1900), Pavel Kohout (1928), Karel Hynek Mácha (1810), Alois Jirásek (1851), and Ernst Weiss (1882). After him are Josef Jungmann (1773), Karel Jaromír Erben (1811), Josef Škvorecký (1924), Petr Chelčický (1390), Tom Stoppard (1937), and Fritz Mauthner (1849).

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