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Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
1878 – 1945
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryFerdynand Antoni Ossendowski was a Polish writer, explorer, university professor, and anticommunist political activist. He is known for his books about Lenin and the Russian Civil War in which he participated.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 27, 1878
Ludza
Date of death
January 3, 1945
Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Citizenship
Poland · Second Polish Republic
Occupations & fields
physicistchemistexploreranthropologistlinguistcartographer
Awards & honours
FF Busse AwardGolden Laurel of the Polish Academy of LiteratureOfficer of the Legion of HonourKnight of the French Order of Academic PalmsKnight of the Legion of Honour
- Field and occupation
- polský spisovatel a cestovatel
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