| Franciszek Strynkiwicz | |
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| Birth: | 15 September 1893 Mogielica, Congress Poland (now Masovian Voivodeship, Poland) |
| Death: | 20 November 1996 Warsaw, Poland |
| Age: | 103 years, 66 days |
| Country: |  POL
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| Centenarian | |
Franciszek Strynkiewicz (15 September 1893 – 20 November 1996) was a Polish centenarian and sculptor.
Biography[]
Franciszek Strynkiewicz was born in Mogielica, Congress Poland (now Masovian Voivodeship, Poland) on 15 September 1893, he began to sculpting durning his childhood as a way to entertain himself without toys.
Later, in 1905 he moved to Warsaw. By the time of year 1914 he began to study at the Society for Educational Courses. He served as a member of the Polish Land Forces during World War I and through 1920, at which point he began working in a laboratory at the State Epidemic Center in Warsaw. He entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, on 1923, by the time was taking night-works.
During the period from 1927 until the onset of Second World War he exhibited his sculptures across Europe, but he spent the conflict itself as a civilian prisoner of war in work camps. Following the war, in 1946, Strynkiewicz was appointed a professor at the Academy.
He submitted some of his work into an unknown category of the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the "Statues" category of the art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics, although he didn't win a medal.
Franciszek died in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland on November 1996 at the age of 103 years, 66 days.
References[]
- Sportsreferences Post (archive) December 2011
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