Jan Lechon was a Polish poet, diplomat, literary critic, and founder of the experimental literary movement Skamander. He was born on March 13, 1899 in Poland and was awarded the Polish Book Award for his collection Srebrne i czarne (Silver and Black). He was a major figure in the Polish literary scene and his work continues to be studied and celebrated today.
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About
Polish poet, diplomat, literary critic, and founder of an experimental literary movement called Skamander. He received a Polish Book Award for a collection entitled Srebrne i czarne (Silver and Black).
Before Fame
He published his first poetry collection at age fourteen and later studied at Warsaw University.
Trivia
He committed suicide by jumping from his twelfth floor window at New York's Hudson Hotel.
Family Life
His birth name was Leszek Jozef Serafinowicz, and he was the son of Wladyslaw and Maria Serafinowicz.
Associated With
He and Henryk Sienkiewicz were Polish authors who were active during the early twentieth century.