Arkady Fiedler
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Arkady Fiedler (November 28, 1894 in Poznań – March 7, 1985 in Puszczykowo) was a Polish writer, journalist and adventurer.
He studied philosophy and natural science at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and later in Poznań and the University of Leipzig. Took part in the Greater Poland Uprising in 1918, was one of the organizers of the Polish Military Organisation from 1918 to 1920.
He has travelled amongst others to Mexico, Indochina, Brazil, Madagascar, West Africa, Canada and United States. He has written 32 books which were translated into 23 languages and in total sold over 10 million copies. His most famous and popular book, is written in 1942 "Dywizjon 303" (Squadron 303) about the legendary Kościuszko Squadron fighting during the Battle of Britain, it sold over 1.5 million copies.
[edit] External links
- www.fiedler.pl – Arkady Fiedler Musem (in Polish)
