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Zygmunt Świechowski

Zygmunt Świechowski (1920–2015) was a Polish art historian and photographer.

Biography

Born at Vilnius in 1920, died in Warsaw in 2015.

Zygmunt Świechowski studied at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The recorded working language is Polish.

The field of work recorded is art history, medieval art and historic preservation.

Employment is recorded with University of Wrocław.

Distinctions recorded are Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit‎ and Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

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  • Warsaw
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  • Vilnius

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