Last name: Witkiewicz
Name/names: Stanisław, Ignatius
Also known as: Witkacy
Born: 24 February 1885 (Warsaw, Poland)
Died: 18 September 1939 (Lakes in Polesie, Poland).
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz – He was born 24 II 1885 r. in Warsaw. He was the son of a well -known painter, Criticism and journalist Stanisław Witkiewicz and Maria née Pietrzkiewiczów. A family with a few years old Stanisław moved to Zakopane. The boy's second baptism took place here. The godparents were: Actress Helena Modrzejewska and a well -known Tatra guide and storyteller, Sabała Krzeptowski. Witkacy grew up in an atmosphere conducive to intellectual development. According to his father's wishes, he studied at home under the direction of the best teachers. He passed his high school diploma in 1903 r. in the Lubowski Junior High School. Do 1913 r. He led the life of a young artist. He was friends with Tadeusz Miciński, Karol Szymanowski, Leon Chwek. He traveled a lot. Unfortunately, his engagement with Jadwiga Janczewska ended with her suicide. The writer burdened with the death of his fiancée. To help Witkace, friend, Bronisław Malinowski, he offered him to participate in the research expedition to Oceania. The writer returned to Poland in 1918 r. As an artist, he devoted himself mainly to painting and drama. W 1923 r. He got married to Jadwiga of the Unvugs, The marriage was not happy.
The outbreak of World War II found a writer in Warsaw. He went east and reached the village of Jeziory. Tu 18 IX 1939 r. He committed suicide, in conviction, that he had foretold the end of civilization.
Witkacy's most famous songs are: novel – Farewell to autumn (1927), Insatiability (1930), dramas – Shoemakers (1934), In a small manor (1923), Travel (issue. 1964).