Karol Hubert Rostworowski | |
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| Born | 3 November 1877 Rybna |
| Died | 4 February 1938 (aged 60) Kraków |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Notable works | Niespodzianka (Surprise) Judasz z Kariothu |
Karol Hubert Rostworowski (3 November 1877 – 4 February 1938) was a Polish playwright, poet and musician, born to a family of local gentry. He is remembered for his opposition to totalitarianism and for fatalistic works inspired by Catholic morality.[1][2]
Rostworowski was born in Rybna in southern Poland. He studied agriculture in Halle, but abandoned it in 1900. He began studying piano and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory in 1901, and moved to Berlin to study philosophy six years later. He returned to Poland in 1908 and settled in Czarkowy on the Nida. During World War I he moved to Kraków and became a member of National Democracy, publishing in Głos Narodu beginning in 1920. In 1933 he was chosen to join the Polish Academy of Literature, but resigned his membership in 1937 in protest against the change of government. Between 1934 and 1937 he had served as a councillor in the Kraków municipal government on the platform of the National Party.[2] He died in Kraków.
- ^ "ROSTWOROWSKI, Karol Hubert, 1877-1938". Instytut Książki, Kraków. 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Wojciech Wielądek (November 2002). "Karol Hubert Rostworowski". Nasz Dziennik. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2011.