Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Polish: [staˈɲiswaf iɡˈnatsɨ vʲitˈkʲɛvʲitʂ]; 24 February 1885  18 September 1939), commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World War I and during the interwar period.

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Born(1885-02-24)24 February 1885
Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died18 September 1939(1939-09-18) (aged 54)
Jeziory, Poland
Pen nameWitkacy
OccupationWriter, painter, dramatist, philosopher, photographer
Alma materKraków Academy of Fine Arts
Notable works
  • Tumor Mózgowicz
  • Shoemakers
  • The Madman and the Nun
  • Farewell to Autumn
  • Insatiability
SpouseJadwiga Unrug, m.1923
PartnerJadwiga Janczewska
RelativesFather: Stanisław Witkiewicz
Godmother: Helena Modjeska
Father-in-law: Juliusz Kossak
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