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Maria Janion

Polish scholar, critic and theoretician (1926-2020) · Poland · On the map · Academics · Died at 93

Maria Janion was a Polish scholar, literary theorist and critic, as well as a feminist. She was a professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, specialising in literary Romanticism.

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2020Died23 August 20202018Polish PEN Club Award Jan ParandowskiAward2013Honorary Citizen of WarsawAward2012Commander of the National Order of MeritAward2009Annual Award of the Minister of Culture and National HeritageAward2007Golden Medal for Merit to CultureAwardPaszport PolitykiAward2001Kazimierz Wyka AwardAward1994Honorary doctor of the University of GdańskAward1926Born24 December 1926

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Polish PEN Club Award Jan Parandowski2018
Honorary Citizen of Warsaw2013
Commander of the National Order of Merit2012
Annual Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage2009
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture2007
Paszport Polityki2007
Kazimierz Wyka Award2001
Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk1994

About this person

Country
Poland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2020 · aged 93