Stefan Napierski | |
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Born | Stefan Marek Eiger 15 March 1899 Warszawa |
Died | 2 April 1940 Palmiry |
Occupation | Poet, translator, essayist, publisher |
Spouse | Irena Tuwim (in 1922-1935) |
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Stefan Napierski, actually Stefan Marek Eiger (born 15 March 1899 in Warsaw, died 2 April 1940 in Palmiry) was a Polish poet of Jewish origin, translator and essayist, in the years 1938–1939 publisher of the bimonthly Ateneum .
Stefan Napierski was born to Bolesław Eiger, a wealthy Jewish entrepreneur and Jadwiga Diana Eiger née Silberstein, daughter of Markus Silberstein. [1] He had an older sister, Maria Eiger-Kamińska (1893-1983), communist activist, deputy member of central committee of Communist Party of Poland (1930–1932), and two younger brothers: Kazimierz and Zdzisław. As a young man, Napierski converted to Roman Catholicism and took a Polish-sounding nom-de-plume. Despite being gay (the fact was an open secret of literary circles), he was married to Irena Tuwim in the years 1922–1935. [2]
Napierski was mostly known as a translator and literary critic, and his self-published works were not as well regarded then. [2] He was associated with literary circles such as Skamander group, despite not strictly belonging to them. [2] In the years 1938–1939 he was a publisher and editor-in-chief of the bimonthly Ateneum. [3] Thanks to Napierski's intercession, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz was given the position of the secretary of the Marshal of the Sejm. [2]
Following the invasion of Poland, Napierski was arrested by the Germans. Taken from Pawiak prison, [4] he was shot in the Palmiry massacre along a group of significant representatives of the Polish intelligentsia living in Warsaw.
Stefan Napierski | |
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Born | Stefan Marek Eiger 15 March 1899 Warszawa |
Died | 2 April 1940 Palmiry |
Occupation | Poet, translator, essayist, publisher |
Spouse | Irena Tuwim (in 1922-1935) |
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Stefan Napierski, actually Stefan Marek Eiger (born 15 March 1899 in Warsaw, died 2 April 1940 in Palmiry) was a Polish poet of Jewish origin, translator and essayist, in the years 1938–1939 publisher of the bimonthly Ateneum .
Stefan Napierski was born to Bolesław Eiger, a wealthy Jewish entrepreneur and Jadwiga Diana Eiger née Silberstein, daughter of Markus Silberstein. [1] He had an older sister, Maria Eiger-Kamińska (1893-1983), communist activist, deputy member of central committee of Communist Party of Poland (1930–1932), and two younger brothers: Kazimierz and Zdzisław. As a young man, Napierski converted to Roman Catholicism and took a Polish-sounding nom-de-plume. Despite being gay (the fact was an open secret of literary circles), he was married to Irena Tuwim in the years 1922–1935. [2]
Napierski was mostly known as a translator and literary critic, and his self-published works were not as well regarded then. [2] He was associated with literary circles such as Skamander group, despite not strictly belonging to them. [2] In the years 1938–1939 he was a publisher and editor-in-chief of the bimonthly Ateneum. [3] Thanks to Napierski's intercession, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz was given the position of the secretary of the Marshal of the Sejm. [2]
Following the invasion of Poland, Napierski was arrested by the Germans. Taken from Pawiak prison, [4] he was shot in the Palmiry massacre along a group of significant representatives of the Polish intelligentsia living in Warsaw.