Stefan Żeromski
Known for WritingBorn 1864-10-14 — died 1925-11-20Strawczyn, Poland, Russian Empire [now Strawczyn, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]
Stefan Żeromski (October 14, 1864 – November 20, 1925) was a Polish prose writer, publicist, and playwright; first president of the Polish PEN Club, president of the Zakopane Republic. Four times nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924). One of the most outstanding Polish writers in history. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.