Jerzy Turowicz

Jerzy Turowicz
Turowicz in 1994
Born10 December 1912
Died27 January 1999(1999-01-27) (aged 86)
Kraków, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materJagiellonian University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • magazine editor
Years active1930s–1999
SpouseAnna Gąsiorowska
Children3, including Magdalena Smoczyńska
Relatives

Jerzy Turowicz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ tuˈrɔvit͡ʂ]; 10 December 1912 – 27 January 1999) was a leading Polish Catholic journalist and editor for much of the post-Second World War period.[1] He was editor of the Catholic weekly magazine Tygodnik Powszechny from 1945 until his death in 1999, except for three years in the early 1950s.