Krystyna Łyczywek
Krystyna Antonina Łyczywek (24 August 1920 – 22 April 2021) was a Polish photographer, translator, and journalist. She was awarded the Gloria Artis Medal in 2010 and made an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 2013.
Also recorded as Krystyna Lyczywek
Krystyna Łyczywek
- Born
- 1920 · Poznań.
- Died
- 2021 · Szczecin.
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- photographer · translator · journalist · literary historian · romanist
- Fields
- Romance studies · photography · journalism · history of French literature
- Education
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- Honours
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture · Officer of the Legion of Honour · Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Krzyż Niezłomnych · Zasłużony Działacz Kultury
- Languages
- French · Polish
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Krystyna Antonina Łyczywek (24 August 1920 – 22 April 2021) was a Polish photographer, translator, and journalist. She was awarded the Gloria Artis Medal in 2010 and made an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 2013.
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Born at Poznań in 1920, died in Szczecin in 2021.
Krystyna Łyczywek studied at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The recorded working language is French and Polish. The field of work recorded is Romance studies, photography and journalism. Distinctions recorded are Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Krzyż Niezłomnych.
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- 1.Wszczecinie Nie żyje Krystyna Łyczywek. Pionierka Szczecina i fotografka, której zdjęcia podziwiał cały świat
- 2.Krystyna Łyczywek - niezwykła kobieta zwykłego dnia. Głos Szczeciński. 15-02-2008.
- 3.https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130529000000/http://www.tppf.szczecin.pl.
- 4.Złota Gloria Artis dla Krystyny Łyczywek. mkidn.gov.pl. 22 novembre 2010.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Stosunki francusko-polskie od Kapeta do Wałęsy (Les relations franco-polonaises de Hugues Capet à Lech Wałęsa) de Jean Sekutowicz, traduction de Krystyna Łyczywek, 2000
- Nouvelles de Guy de Maupassant (5 volumes), traduction de Krystyna Łyczywek,
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