Prof. Stanisław BARAŃCZAK
Country of residence: The USA
Birth date: 13.11.1946
Date of death: 26.12.2014
Birthplace: Poznań
Award date: 05.06.1995
UŚ Senate resolution date: 11.04.1995
Application date: 13.12.1994
Applying unit: Council of the UŚ Department of Philology
Poet, translator, critic and literary theorist. Co-founder of the Workers’ Defense Committee, literary director of Teatr Ósmego Dnia (1964–1969). Academic at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, professor at the Harvard University (from 1981), co-editor of “Zeszyty Literackie” (“Literary Textbooks”, from 1983), editor-in-chief of “The Polish Review” (New York), the author of numerous poetry and translation volumes, “Poeta pamięta” anthology and “Miłość jest wszystkim co istnieje” anthology. He received an honorary doctorate degree from the Curry College, Milton (Massachusetts, 1982).
