Maria Kownacka
- Birth Date:
- 11.09.1894
- Death date:
- 27.02.1982
- Length of life:
- 87
- Days since birth:
- 47355
- Years since birth:
- 129
- Days since death:
- 15409
- Years since death:
- 42
- Extra names:
- Maria Kownacka
- Categories:
- Translator, Writer
- Nationality:
- pole
- Cemetery:
- Warsaw, Old Powązki Cemetery
Maria Kownacka (1894-1982) was a Polish writer, translator and editor, specializing in children's literature.
She was a long time writer of Płomyk. In occupied Poland, she continued to write for the underground press, in particular, during the Warsaw Uprising.
Likely her best known work is the series of books about "Plastuś", that begun with Plastusiowy pamiętnik (1936).
She received the Order of the Smile, the Award of the Prime Minister of Poland (twice) and Award of the City of Warsaw.
Source: wikipedia.org
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