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Ryszard Kapuściński
Polish journalist, photographer, poet and author (1932–2007)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 4 March 1932
- Died
- 23 January 2007
- Place of birth
- Pinsk
- Place of death
- Warsaw
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Ryszard
- Family name
- Kapuściński
- Field of work
- fiction
- Occupation
- writer, journalist, translator, photographer, poet, reporter, opinion journalist
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Awards
- Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities, Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize, Prix Tropiques, Lire magazine's Best book of the year, Viareggio-Versilia International Prize, Śląski Wawrzyn Literacki, Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding, Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- described by source
- V2 archive
- educated at
- University of Warsaw
- end of work period
- 2007
- IPA transcription
- /ˈrɨʂart kapuɕˈt͡ɕiɲski/
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Polish
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of political party
- Polish United Workers' Party
- name in native language
- Ryszard Kapuściński
- notable work
- The Shadow of the Sun
- place of burial
- Powązki Military Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1956
- topic's main category
- Category:Ryszard Kapuściński
- website account on
- Albicla
- writing language
- Polish
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