Władysław Ogrodziński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Władysław Ogrodziński

Polish historian and writer; Holocaust survivor

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1918

Place of Birth: Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 06-Feb-2012

Profession: historian

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Wladyslaw Ogrodzinski (Polish pronunciation: [vwa'd?swaf ?gr?'d??i?sk?i]; June 2, 1918 – February 6, 2012) was a Polish historian and writer.
He was known by the pseudonym Stefan Sulima. Ogrodzinski was born in Dolyna, the son of Wincenty Ogrodzinski.
He studied law and history at the Jagiellonian University, graduating from the Faculty of History.
During World War II he was arrested and imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
In the years 1945-1952 he was a research fellow at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Ogrodzinski debuted as an essayist and reporter in 1946 in a weekly Katowicean publication "Odra" under the pseudonym Stefan Sulima.
Since 1956 he lived in Olsztyn.
In 1957-1960, Ogrodzinski was the head of the Department of Culture of the Provincial National Council. In 1970-1983, Ogrodzinski served as Secretary General of Poland's Centre for Scientific Research, as well as the director of the Museum of Warmia and Mazury.
In the 1980s, he was the chairman of the Provincial Council PRON in Olsztyn and a member of the National Committee of Grunwald in 1986-1989. Ogrodzinski was appointed an honorary member of the Polish Tourist Association in June 1981.