Władysław Kopaliński

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Władysław Kopaliński in Warsaw in 2006

Władysław Kopaliński (real name Władysław Jan Stefczyk; November 14, 1907 – October 5, 2007) was a Polish

translator.[1] He was a prolific author and winner of numerous awards for his work.[1]

Life

He was born in Warsaw as Jan Sterling, a son of Jewish parents Stanisław Sterling and Regina Willer.

Kopaliński was a renowned

dictionaries include Dictionary of Myths and Cultural Traditions and the Dictionary of Symbols.[1] His most famous work was the Dictionary of Words and Phrases of Foreign Origin.[1] An unabridged version of the latter dictionary has been published on the Internet
.

Kopaliński also authored several books which are not dictionaries, including 125 Fairy Stories To Tell the Children, Lexicon of Love Themes, and the Book of Quotations from Polish Belles-Lettres.[1]

Kopaliński was a member of the Polish Writers' Society. He also wrote a regular column in Życie Warszawy, ran a Polish radio station, and translated English-language books into Polish.[1]

Kopaliński died in Warsaw on October 5, 2007 at the age of 99.[1]

See also

  • List of Poles

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kopaliński dies in Warsaw". Thenews.pl. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-10-06.

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