Andrej Žarnov
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Andrej Žarnov, born František Šubík, (November 19, 1903 in Kuklov (Kukló), Austria-Hungary (today:Slovakia) – March 16, 1982 in Poughkeepsie City, New York, USA) was a Slovak Catholic modernist (Catholic Moderna) writer and physician.
As a physician, he was a member of international board which was researching crimes committed by Soviet authorities in Katyń (1943). After 1945 he was persecuted and imprisoned. Since 1952 on emigration; he moved to Austria, Italy and USA.
[edit] Notable works
He was an author of socio-political, patriotic and reflective poems – Stráž pri Morave (1925), Štít (1940), Preosievač piesku (1978). He was a populariser and translator of Polish poetry works, author of anthology U pol'ských básnikov (1936).
[edit] References
- Žarnov Andrej (Polish). Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- Žarnov Andrej (Polish). WIEM Encyklopedia. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Žarnov, Andrej |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Šubík, František (birth name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | writer, poet, physician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuklov, Slovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1982 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Poughkeepsie (city), New York, USA |
