Jerzy Waldorff


Jerzy Waldorff–Preyss
Jerzy Waldorff–Preyss
BornJerzy Preyss
4 May 1910
Warsaw, Russian Poland
Died29 December 1999(1999-12-29) (aged 89)
Warsaw, Poland
Resting placePowązki
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Poznań
(M.Jur., 1932)
Notable worksMuzyka łagodzi obyczaje
(Music Softens Manners)
PartnerMieczysław Jankowski
(1938-1999)

Jerzy Waldorff-Preyss of the Nabram coat of arms (4 May[1] 1910 – 29 December 1999) was a Polish media personality, public intellectual, socialite, music critic and music aficionado.[2] He wrote over twenty books, mostly on the subject of classical music and society. Waldorff is known as "the last baron of the Polish People's Republic".[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference komitetpowazkowski was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Katarzyna Surmiak-Domańska (2008). "Waldorff - człowiek zagadka". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jerzy Waldorff". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-27.