Grzegorz Timofiejew, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grzegorz Timofiejew

Polish poet

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1908

Place of Birth: Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 03-Oct-1962

Profession: poet

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Grzegorz Timofiejew (Polish pronunciation: ['g??g?? tim?'fjej?f]; 11 March 1908 – 3 October 1962) was a Polish poet of distant Russian ancestry.
He was born and died in Lódz. In 1928 he was among the co-founders of the Meteor poetic group.
After the outbreak of World War II he was also an active member of the resistance and the editor of Tyrtej literary monthly, published underground in occupied Poland.
In 1942 he was arrested by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz and then to Gusen I concentration camps.