Czesław Centkiewicz
Czesław Jacek Centkiewicz (born October 18, 1904 in Warsaw ; † July 10, 1996 there ) was a Polish author and adventurer.
Life
He was the son of Stanisław Centkiewicz and Stanisława, née Bresteczer. In 1924 he graduated from Sankt-Kazimierz-Gymnasium and began studying at the University of Liège . Until the Second World War he worked at the State Meteorological Institute in Warsaw. There he prepared the first Polish expedition to Bear Island in 1932. Shortly afterwards he published his first works, including a report on rescuing the Cheliuskin crew .
During the Second World War he stayed in Warsaw and after the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 he was arrested and deported to Neuengamme concentration camp . After the war he became director of a power plant in Lower Silesia and at the State Meteorological Institute. In 1950 he returned to Warsaw to advance the exploration of the polar region. He died on July 10, 1996 and was buried in the Wólka Węglowa Cemetery in Warsaw. The Centkiewicz Hills in Antarctica have been named after him since 1985 .
Many of his books were aimed at younger readers and he received the Order of Smiles for them in 1970 . He wrote some of his books with his wife Alina Centkiewicz .
Works
- The cruel pole. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1974
- The mysterious continent. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1965
- They conquered the Arctic. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1960
- The island of mists and storms. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1956
- In the pack ice of the ice fjord. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1955
- Conqueror of the North Pole. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1953
- The white seal Brockhaus, Leipzig 1953
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Centkiewicz, Czeslaw |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Centkiewicz, Czesław Jacek (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish author and adventurer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1996 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |