Zygmunt Haupt
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Zygmunt Haupt was a Polish
writer and painter.
His father Ludwik was a school inspector, mother was a teacher. Initially he attended a school in Tarnopol. In 1925 he graduated from Kopernik gymnasium
(high school) in Lwów and later studied engineering and architecture at the Lwów Politechnic. After the death of his father in 1928, he went to Paris
, where he studied urban studies in 1931-1932 at Sorbonne
. He started to write and paint there. After return to Lwów he became active in local cultural life.
In 1939 he was mobilized into army and fought in the Polish Defensive War in the 10th Brigade of Motorized Cavalry of colonel Stanisław Maczek. After the Soviet invasion of Poland
Haupt fled to Hungary
and later to France
. He survived the siege of Dunkirk
and was evacuated to England. He served in the Polish army until 1946.
At the end of the war, Haupt married American Edith Norris from New Orleans, whom he met in Great Britain. They married in London
and later moved to New Orleans, New York
and Washington
, settling in Virginia
, where he lived the rest of his life. For three decades he contributed stories, articles, and memoirs in Polish to several periodicals, including the Paris-based emigre journal Kultura
.
Awards that he received were Kulturas 1962 prize for literature, and the 1971 award of the Koscielski Foundation of Geneva for his contributions to Polish literature.
During his lifetime, Haupt published only one book, Pierścień z papieru (Paper Ring) in 1963 in Paris. After suffering a heart attack, Haupt died 10 May 1975 in the hospital in Winchester, Virginia. He was buried in New Orleans.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
writer and painter.
His father Ludwik was a school inspector, mother was a teacher. Initially he attended a school in Tarnopol. In 1925 he graduated from Kopernik gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
(high school) in Lwów and later studied engineering and architecture at the Lwów Politechnic. After the death of his father in 1928, he went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he studied urban studies in 1931-1932 at Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
. He started to write and paint there. After return to Lwów he became active in local cultural life.
In 1939 he was mobilized into army and fought in the Polish Defensive War in the 10th Brigade of Motorized Cavalry of colonel Stanisław Maczek. After the Soviet invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Poland can refer to:* the second phase of the Polish-Soviet War of 1920 when Soviet armies marched on Warsaw, Poland* Soviet invasion of Poland of 1939 when Soviet Union allied with Nazi Germany attacked Second Polish Republic...
Haupt fled to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and later to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He survived the siege of Dunkirk
Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 26 May–4 June 1940.After the Phoney War, the Battle of...
and was evacuated to England. He served in the Polish army until 1946.
At the end of the war, Haupt married American Edith Norris from New Orleans, whom he met in Great Britain. They married in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and later moved to New Orleans, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, settling in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, where he lived the rest of his life. For three decades he contributed stories, articles, and memoirs in Polish to several periodicals, including the Paris-based emigre journal Kultura
Kultura
Kultura , sometimes referred to as "Kultura Paryska", was a leading Polish-émigré literary-political journal, published from 1947 to 2000 by Instytut Literacki , initially in Rome, then Paris....
.
Awards that he received were Kulturas 1962 prize for literature, and the 1971 award of the Koscielski Foundation of Geneva for his contributions to Polish literature.
During his lifetime, Haupt published only one book, Pierścień z papieru (Paper Ring) in 1963 in Paris. After suffering a heart attack, Haupt died 10 May 1975 in the hospital in Winchester, Virginia. He was buried in New Orleans.
Works
- Pierścień z papieru (1963) - short story collection
- Szpica. Opowiadania, warianty, szkice (1989) - short story collection
- Baskijski diabeł (2007) - large collection of short stories and reports
- Z Roksolanii (2009) - collection of early writings, journalism, drawings