Janusz Gaudyn (25 February 1935 – 22 June 1984) was a Polish physician, writer and poet. He is known mostly for his aphorisms.

Janusz Gaudyn
Born(1935-02-25)25 February 1935
Katowice, Poland
Died22 June 1984(1984-06-22) (aged 49)
Třinec, Czechoslovakia
OccupationPhysician, poet, writer
CitizenshipCzechoslovak
Childrenthree

Biography

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Gaudyn lived since 1939 in the Trans-Olza region and spent his youth in Fryštát. He graduated from the Juliusz Słowacki Polish Gymnasium in Orlová and later from medical studies at the Palacký University in Olomouc. He worked as an internist in the hospital in Český Těšín and later as a general practitioner in Střítež, he lived in Třinec. Gaudyn was a member of the Polish Cultural and Educational Union and several literary organizations.

Works

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  • Fraszki i fraszeczki (1967)
  • Zdania (1969)
  • Duet (1969) (together with Gabriel Palowski)
  • List (1980)
  • My (1980)
  • Z tej ziemi : 129 fraszek o miłości (1983)

Further reading

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  • Radłowska-Obrusnik, Martyna; Toboła, Otylia (1997). Leksykon PZKO (in Polish). Český Těšín: Zarząd Główny PZKO. OCLC 189531468. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  • Sikora, Władysław (1993). Pisarze Zaolzia (in Polish). Český Těšín: Wydawnictwo Olza przy Radzie Polaków. OCLC 233485106.
  • Kaszper, Kazimierz, ed. (2010). Janusz Gaudyn (in Polish). Kaviná: Polskie Wydawnictwo Medyczne w Republice Czeskiej. ISBN 978-80-87381-03-8.