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Witold Marian Gombrowicz was a Polish writer and playwright. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalist flavor. In 1937, he published his first novel, Ferdydurke, which presented many of his usual themes: problems of immaturity and youth, creation of identity in interactions with others, and an ironic, critical examination of class roles in Polish society and culture.
Witold Roman Lutosławski was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanowski, and possibly the greatest Polish composer since Chopin". His compositions—of which he was a notable conductor—include representatives of most traditional genres, aside from opera: symphonies, concertos, orchestral song cycles, other orchestral works, and chamber works. Among his best known works are his four symphonies, the Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1941), the Concerto for Orchestra (1954), and his cello concerto (1970).
Witold Pilecki was a Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent, and resistance leader.
Warsaw Autumn is the largest international Polish festival of contemporary music. It was established in 1956 by two composers, Tadeusz Baird and Kazimierz Serocki, and officially established by the Head Board of the Polish Composers' Union. It is an annual event, normally taking place in the second half of September and lasts for 8 days.
The Fox is a traditional folk song from England. It is also the subject of at least two picture books, The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song, illustrated by Peter Spier and Fox Went out on a Chilly Night, by Wendy Watson. The earliest version of the song was a Middle English poem, dating from the 15th century, found in the British Museum.
The Constant Factor is a 1980 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It tells the story of a young man struggling to face the death of his mother and harbouring a desire to climb the Himalayas as his father had done.
Walter Witold Majchrzycki was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Witold Woyda was a Polish fencer who won four Olympic medals in the foil between 1964 and 1972, including two gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year for 1972 by readers of Przegląd Sportowy. Born in Poznań, he immigrated to the United States in the late 1970s, settling in Bronxville, New York, and worked for an Italian packaging company. He had lung cancer for two years prior to his death at his Bronxville home at age 68, five days shy of turning 69.
Zdzisław Witold Styczeń was a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder for Kraków-based clubs, Robotniczy KS, Cracovia and Wisła.
Witold Ziaja is a former field hockey player from Poland, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Witold's Report, also known as Pilecki's Report, is a report about the Auschwitz concentration camp written in 1943 by Witold Pilecki, a Polish military officer and member of the Polish resistance. Pilecki volunteered in 1940 to be imprisoned in Auschwitz to organize a resistance movement and send out information about the camp. He escaped from Auschwitz in April 1943. His was the first comprehensive record of a Holocaust death camp to be obtained by the Allies.
Witold Rajmund Gadomski is a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.
Wiesław Witold Gawlikowski is a Polish sport shooter. He was born in Kraków. He won a bronze medal in skeet at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Witold Plutecki is a Polish former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Glauco Venier is an Italian jazz pianist and composer.
Purwodadi is one of the Kelurahans in Kecamatan Tepus, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. A Kelurahan is an administrative village, the lowest level of government administration in Indonesia.
Cannabis in Panama is illegal for recreational use, but the law is often unenforced and its use is often tolerated by the general public. It is often consumed by the youth and cannabis extracts are sometimes used in e-cigarettes.
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- ↑ "Witold Gesing". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
