Ludwika Wawrzyńska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish teacher who died rescuing children from fire
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Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
About Ludwika Wawrzyńska
- Ludwika Wawrzynska (Polish pronunciation: [lud'v?ika vav'???ska]; 1908-1955) was a Polish teacher who worked at an elementary school in Warsaw.
- On February 8, 1955 she rescued four children from a burning house where they had been locked by their parents as they were leaving for work.
- She died ten days later, on February 18, from severe burns. Wawrzynska acquired a hero status in Poland and became a symbol of selfless sacrifice.
- She was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
- Wislawa Szymborska and Leopold Staff wrote poems in her praise.
- Several Polish schools are named after her.
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