Kazimierz Zdziechowski

Kazimierz Zdziechowski, also known under pseudonyms Władysław Zdora, Władysław Mouner, (1878–1942) was a Polish landowner, prose writer, publicist, literary critic and novelist. Brother of Marian Zdziechowski, Polish philologist and philosopher.

Kazimierz Zdziechowski
Portrait of Zdziechowski from his passport, 1934
Born	(1878-03-14)March 14, 1878 Rakov, Minsky Uyezd, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	August 4, 1942(1942-08-04) (aged 64) Auschwitz, Gau Upper Silesia, German Reich
Pen name	Władysław Zdora Władysław Mouner
Language	Polish
Alma mater	Imperial Moscow University
Relatives	Marian Zdziechowski

Biography

Zdziechowski was born on 14 March 1878 in Raków (present-day Belarus). He graduated in law from the Imperial Moscow University. He then managed the family estate in Raków. From 1896, he collaborated with the press as a prose writer, publicist and literary critic. Zdziechowski was murdered on 4 August 1942 during the Second World War in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.

Works

• Fuimus (1900) – socio-psychological novel
• Przemiany, vol. 1–2 (1906)
• Łuna, vol. 1–2 (1910)
• Opoka (1912)
• Kresy (1920)

References

• "Zdziechowski Kazimierz". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
• "Zdziechowski Kazimierz". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-02-16.