Jerzy Jesionowski
, 1919 - 1992
Jerzy Jesionowski was a poet, prose writer, and playwright. He also wrote rhymes, short stories, novels and plays for children. Although he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology and the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw, his main interest was literature. He began publishing as a secondary school student in 1934, and continued writing after WWII. Member of the Polish United Workers’ Party (PZPR) since 1958, he joined the Polish Writers’ Union in 1961. He held high managerial positions at the Polish Radio in 1965–1969, was the artistic director of the Film Studio “Wektor” in 1969–1971; in 1983 he was appointed president of the newly created Literary Fund Council at the Ministry of Culture and Art; in 1985–1990, he held the position of Deputy President of the renewed Union of Polish Writers; in 1986, he was appointed to the Social and Economic Council of the Polish Parliament. Between 1958 and 1985, he was awarded many prizes for his plays, screenplays, and novels by the communist authorities.
Sources:
Jesionowski Jerzy at Polscy pisarze i badacze literatury XX i XXI wieku. Cyfrowy słownik biobibliograficzny (accessed: March 17, 2026).
Jerzy Jesionowski at Encyklopedia fantastyki (accessed: March 17, 2026).
Bio prepared by Marta Pszczolińska, University of Warsaw, m.pszczolinska@al.uw.edu.pl
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