W?adys?aw Kopali?ski, (real name W?adys?aw Jan Stefczyk) (November 14, 1907 - October 5, 2007) was a Polish lexicographer, publisher, writer and translator. He was a prolific author and winner of numerous awards for his work.
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Life
He was born Jan Sterling, a son of Jewish parents Stanis?aw Sterling and Regina Willer.
Kopali?ski was a renowned lexicographer and contributed much to modern knowledge of the origins of the Polish language. He was considered an authority on the origins of Polish words, leading to a common expression, "Look it up in Kopali?ski." His Polish dictionaries include Dictionary of Myths and Cultural Traditions and the Dictionary of Symbols. His most famous work was the Dictionary of Words and Phrases of Foreign Origin. An unabridged version of the latter dictionary has been published on the Internet.
Kopali?ski also authored several books which are not dictionaries, including 125 Fairy Stories To Tell the Children, Lexicon of Love Themes, and the Book of Quotations from Polish Belles-Lettres.
Kopali?ski was a member of the Polish Writers' Society. He also wrote a regular column in ?ycie Warszawy, ran a Polish radio station, and translated English-language books into Polish.
Kopali?ski died in Warsaw on October 5, 2007.
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See also
- List of Poles
Notes
External links
- W?adys?aw Kopali?ski obituary (in Polish)
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