Marya Kasterska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marya Kasterska

Polish literary critic, specialist in literature and writer (1893-1969)

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1894

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1969

Profession: writer, journalist, literary critic, literary scholar

Nationality: Poland, Romania

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marya Kasterska (February 5, 1894 – 1969) was a Polish writer, journalist and literary critic who lived in France. She was born in Warsaw.
She received a doctorate from the University of Paris in 1918.
Her articles appeared in various publications, including Les Nouvelles littéraires, La vie catholique, Revue de France, La Revue mondiale, Fontaine, L'Art vivant, La Quinzaine critique and La Muse française'.
In Paris, she promoted knowledge there of Polish and Romanian culture.
In 1961, she was awarded the Prix d'Aumale by the French Academy of Sciences for her work editing the biography for her husband's works.
In 1967, she was awarded the Prix Valentine de Wolmar by the Académie française for her published work.In 1918, she married Petre Sergescu, a Romanian mathematician, in Paris.
The couple hosted a salon in their home in the Latin Quarter of Paris which was attended by various intellectuals including Henry de Montherlant, Mircea Eliade, Paul Montel and Émile Borel.