Zygmunt Klukowski
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Zygmunt Klukowski was a Polish
physician
, historian
and bibliophile. Born in 1885 in Odessa, he spent much of his life in Szczebrzeszyn
. He was the author of "Diary from the Years of Occupation, 1939-44"
371 pages, a detailed account of his experiences as a doctor in occupied Poland during World War II, and "Red Shadow: A Physician's Memoir of the Soviet Occupation of Eastern Poland, 1944-1956". These accounts were not published in English until 1993 and 1997 respectively and it is only recently that Klukowski has gained an international reputation as an important primary witness and chronicler of this period in Polish history. His descriptions of life under the Nazis cited are extensively by Richard J. Evans
in "The Third Reich at War" amongst others.
Published by University of Illinois, 1993
Published by McFarland & Co, 1997
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and bibliophile. Born in 1885 in Odessa, he spent much of his life in Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn is a city in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamość County, about 20 km west of Zamość. From 1975–1999, it was part of the Zamość Voivodeship administrative district. The town serves as the seat to Gmina Szczebrzeszyn. A 2004 census counted 5,357 inhabitants...
. He was the author of "Diary from the Years of Occupation, 1939-44"
371 pages, a detailed account of his experiences as a doctor in occupied Poland during World War II, and "Red Shadow: A Physician's Memoir of the Soviet Occupation of Eastern Poland, 1944-1956". These accounts were not published in English until 1993 and 1997 respectively and it is only recently that Klukowski has gained an international reputation as an important primary witness and chronicler of this period in Polish history. His descriptions of life under the Nazis cited are extensively by Richard J. Evans
Richard J. Evans
Richard John Evans is a British academic and historian, prominently known for his history of Germany.-Life:Evans was born in London, of Welsh parentage, and is now Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge and President of Wolfson College...
in "The Third Reich at War" amongst others.
Published by University of Illinois, 1993
Published by McFarland & Co, 1997