Brzechwa, Jan

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Also known as (10 names)

he: לסמן, ין ויקטור
ru: Бжехва, Ян
–: Brzechwa, ... · Brzechwa, J. · Bzhekhva, I︠A︡n · Jan Brzechwa · Lesman, Jan · Lesman, Jan Wiktor · Szer-Szeń · Szerszeń

Born: 1900-09-15
Place of birth (as recorded): Zhmerinka
Died: 1966
Place of death: Warsaw
Occupation: poet

(1898–1966), poet, satirist, and children’s book author. Jan Brzechwa (Jan Wiktor Lesman), a cousin of the poet Bolesław Leśmian, was born into a family of assimilated Jews; his father converted to Protestantism. Brzechwa fought on the Polish side in the Polish–Soviet War of 1920. After studying law in Warsaw from 1920 to 1924, Brzechwa worked as a lawyer, copyright expert, and legal author. He was a member of the literary circle around the poetry group Skamander and the journal Wiadomości Literackie, and also wrote for cabarets and composed song lyrics. Brzechwa cofounded the Union of Stage Artists and Composers. After World War II, he worked for UNESCO.

Identifiers

DBpedia: 6 links
Jan_Brzechwa · Jan_Brzechwa de · Jan_Brzechwa fr · Jan_Brzechwa nl · Jan_Brzechwa pl · Q508990 wikidata
Freebase: m.03lnyc rdf
GND: 124437400 · about
Library of Congress: n84235703 id · n84235703 id
VIAF: 37043316
Wikidata: Q508990
catalogue.bnf.fr: cb127822966 catalogue
de.wikipedia.org: Jan_Brzechwa de
en.wikipedia.org: Jan_Brzechwa en
hub.culturegraph.org: 124437400 hub
kalliope-verbund.info: 124437400
www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de: 124437400
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Brzechwa, Jan

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birth date: 1900-09-15
normalised birth date: 1900-09-15
birth location: Zhmerinka
death date: 1966
normalised death date: 1966
death location: Warsaw
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alternative label: BRZECHWA, JAN
alternative label: Bzhekhva, I︠A︡n
alternative label: Lesman, Jan
alternative label: Szer-Szeń
alternative label: Szerszeń
alternative label: בז'חוה, יאן @he
alternative label: בז'חוה, ין @he
alternative label: בז'כבה, ין @he
alternative label: בז'כוה, ין @he
alternative label: בז'כווה, יאן @he
alternative label: לסמן, ין ויקטור @he
skos:note: [שם: נולד 1898].
skos:note: מידע על שם: : כינוי ספרותי של יעקב (יאן וויקטור) בן אלכסנדר לסמאן.
skos:note: מקום לידה: Zhmerinka
skos:note: מקום לידה: ז'מרינקה [ Zhmerinka, פודוליה, אוקראינה]
skos:note: מקום פטירה: Warsaw
skos:note: מקום פטירה: ווארשא
skos:note: תאריך לידה עברי: כא אלול תר"ס [15.9.1900]
skos:note: תאריך פטירה עברי: תשכ"ו [יולי 1966].
preferred label: Brzechwa, Jan
preferred label: בז'כוה, יאן @he
foaf:gender: male

Brzechwa, Jan

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gnd identifier: 124437400
gnd identifier: http://d-nb.info/gnd/124437400
birth date: 1900-08-15
normalised birth date: 1900-08-15
death date: 1966-07-02
normalised death date: 1966-07-02
death location: Warschau
death location URI: Warsaw
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occupation: http://data.judaicalink.org/data/occupation/Schriftsteller
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occupation: poet
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alternative label: Brzechwa, ...
alternative label: Brzechwa, J.
alternative label: Brzechwa, Jan
alternative label: Bzhekhva, IAn
alternative label: Jan Brzechwa @de
alternative label: Lesman, Jan
alternative label: Lesman, Jan Wiktor
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preferred label: Brzechwa, Jan

Brzechwa, Jan

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Brzechwa, Jan

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described at: https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Brzechwa_Jan
has abstract: (1898–1966), poet, satirist, and children’s book author. Jan Brzechwa (Jan Wiktor Lesman), a cousin of the poet Bolesław Leśmian, was born into a family of assimilated Jews; his father converted to Protestantism. Brzechwa fought on the Polish side in the Polish–Soviet War of 1920…
(1898–1966), poet, satirist, and children’s book author. Jan Brzechwa (Jan Wiktor Lesman), a cousin of the poet Bolesław Leśmian, was born into a family of assimilated Jews; his father converted to Protestantism. Brzechwa fought on the Polish side in the Polish–Soviet War of 1920. After studying law in Warsaw from 1920 to 1924, Brzechwa worked as a lawyer, copyright expert, and legal author. He was a member of the literary circle around the poetry group Skamander and the journal Wiadomości Literackie, and also wrote for cabarets and composed song lyrics. Brzechwa cofounded the Union of Stage Artists and Composers. After World War II, he worked for UNESCO.
title: Brzechwa, Jan
alternative label: Jan Brzechwa
preferred label: Brzechwa, Jan
has related: About this Article (Children’s Literature)
has related: Leśmian, Bolesław
has related: About this Article (Poland)
has related: Tuwim, Julian
has related: Warsaw
has related: Wiadomości Literackie

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