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Jan Twardowski

1915 - 2006

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Jan Jakub Twardowski (1 June 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Polish poet and Catholic priest. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics. He wrote short, simple poems, humorous, which often included colloquialisms. He joined observations of nature with philosophical reflections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Twardowski is the 5,429th most popular writer (down from 5,381st in 2019), the 1,093rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,077th in 2019) and the 135th most popular Polish Writer.

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Among writers, Jan Twardowski ranks 5,429 out of 7,302. Before him are Katarina Frostenson, Anatole Le Braz, Bano Qudsia, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Eve Ensler, and Aldo Palazzeschi. After him are Mihkel Veske, John Holt, Robert Coover, Fran Lebowitz, Lev Mei, and Carine Roitfeld.

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Among people born in 1915, Jan Twardowski ranks 229. Before him are Siegfried Purner, Felix Kaspar, Brenda Marshall, Ray Evans, Aníbal Ciocca, and Hellmuth Marx. After him are Lamberto Gardelli, Anna Schwartz, Olavi Virta, Barnard Hughes, Billy Strayhorn, and Norman Cousins. Among people deceased in 2006, Jan Twardowski ranks 292. Before him are Lloyd Bentsen, Hans Berglund, Francis Girod, Arthur Lee, Jane Wyatt, and Iris Marion Young. After him are Joseph Vissers, Katherine Dunham, Loyola de Palacio, Viktor Pavlov, Barnard Hughes, and Mirko Sandić.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jan Twardowski ranks 1,093 out of 1,694. Before him are Grzegorz Schetyna (1963), Klaus Töpfer (1938), Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725), Jean de Reszke (1850), Eddi Arent (1925), and Emil Hirschfeld (1903). After him are Erwin Geschonneck (1906), Stefan Mazurkiewicz (1888), Nikodem Caro (1871), Jerzy Pawłowski (1932), Käthe Kruse (1883), and Johannes Block (1894).

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Among WRITERS In Poland

Among writers born in Poland, Jan Twardowski ranks 135. Before him are Anna Świrszczyńska (1909), Wacław Potocki (1621), Heinrich Laube (1806), Narcyza Żmichowska (1819), Willi Apel (1893), and Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725). After him are Christoph Hein (1944), Władysław Broniewski (1897), Kazimierz Brodziński (1791), Kazimierz Brandys (1916), Miron Białoszewski (1922), and Julia Hartwig (1921).

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