Witold Hulewicz

Witold Hulewicz (1895-1941 in Palmiry) was a Polish poet, literary critic, translator and publisher. He fought in the German army during World War I, then on the Polish side during the Greater Poland Uprising (1918–1919). He lived in Poznań, later, in Wilno and Warsaw. He founded a literary magazine, Zdrój, and worked with the Polish Radio. During the occupation of Poland he was the chief editor of the underground magazine Polska żyje. He was arrested by the Germans in 1940 and executed the following year.

In 1995 the Association of Polish Literates created an award named after him.

His work was the inspiration to several movies, including The Scar.