Eiger, Marek [Stefan Napierski]
- Born: Mar 15, 1899, Warsaw, Poland
- Marriage (1): Tuwim, Irena
- Died: Apr 2, 1940, Palmyra, Poland at age 41
General Notes:
Poet, translator and essayist. Editor of the journal Anateum (1938-19 39). He used the pen name Stefan Napierski and converted to Catholici sm. He was married to Irena Tuwim (b. August 22, 1899, Lodz; d. Decem ber 7, 1987, Warsaw) although he was a homosexual. Irena was a siste r of the poet Julian Tuwim. Napierksi was arrested by the Gestapo i n November, 1939, was placed in Pawiak prison and died on April 2, 194 0 in a mass execution by the Germans in the village of Palmyra, sout h of Warsaw.
Marek married Irena Tuwim. (Irena Tuwim was born on Aug 22, 1899 in Lodz, Poland and died on Dec 7, 1987 in Warsaw, Poland.)
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