Wislawa Szymborska

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Wislawa Szymborska

Born: 2-Jul-1923
Birthplace: Kornik, Poland
Died: 1-Feb-2012
Location of death: Krakow, Poland
Cause of death: Cancer - Lung

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Poet, Author

Nationality: Poland
Executive summary: Polish poet

Husband: Adam Wlodek (d. 1986)

University: Jagiellonian University

Nobel Prize for Literature 1996
Zycie Literackie Poetry Editor, Columnist (1953-81)
Risk Factors: Smoking

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