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Andrzej Sapkowski

Polish novelist (born 1948)
Person human Q312101

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
June 21, 1948
Place of birth
Łódź
Country of citizenship
Poland[5]
Occupation
writer, translator
Field of work
fantasy[6]
Educated at
University of Łódź, XXI Liceum Ogólnokształcące in Łódź[7]
Religion or worldview
atheism[28]
Award received
Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis‎, Ignotus Award for Best Anthology, Paszport Polityki, honorary citizen of Łódź, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, Sphinx Award, City of Łódź Award, World Fantasy Awards, David Gemmell Legend Awards, Sphinx Award, Sphinx Award, Sphinx Award, Sphinx Award, Sphinx Award, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, Tähtifantasia Award, FantLab's Book of the Year Award, Ignotus Awards, Janusz A. Zajdel Story Award[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Notable work
The Witcher, Time of Contempt, The Last Wish, The Tower of the Swallow, Lady of the Lake, Baptism of Fire[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Genre
fantasy[30]
Work location
Łódź[33]
Nominated for
Nike Award[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish, English[35][36]
Family name
Sapkowski[31]
Given name
Andrzej[32]
Member of
Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich[27]
Name in native language
Andrzej Sapkowski[37]
Number of children
+1
P14750
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P14974
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Start of work period
1986
Writing language
Polish
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Andrzej Sapkowski - Lucca Comics & Games 2015.JPG ↗
AllMusic artist ID
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Amazon author ID
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BD Gest' author ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bgm.tv person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyklopedia Teatru Polskiego person ID
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FAST ID
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FantLab author ID
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Fantastic Fiction author ID
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Film.ru person ID
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FilmPolski ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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Google Play author ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HuijiWiki article ID
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IMDb ID
nm1140292
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Game Database person ID (archived)
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Kallías ID
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Kinobaza person ID
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Last.fm ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
182580512
NooSFere author ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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PORT person ID
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Personality Database profile ID
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Plex person key
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Portal da Literatura ID
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Prabook ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Reddit topic ID
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Regensburg Classification
KP 9124
Rodovid ID
1389575
SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Science Fiction Awards Database author ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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TMDB person ID
1071419
Tabakalera ID
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Tebeosfera ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Andrzej Sapkowski
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511359406706
VGMdb artist ID
14836
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
21604
WikiKids ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Worlds Without End author ID
1944
Yale LUX ID
person/4545d884-fdc1-4bf8-8a60-d4b865911982
ČSFD person ID
130218

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🔗 Connections
Works by author 16
The Witcher, The Witcher, The Last Wish, Blood of Elves, Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, The Sword of Destiny, Lady of the Lake +8 more
Mb:writer 10
The Last Wish, The Last Wish, Baptism of Fire, Baptism of Fire, The Sword of Destiny, The Sword of Destiny, Lady of the Lake, Lady of the Lake +2 more
Award received 8
World Fantasy Awards, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, Ignotus Awards, Paszport Polityki, David Gemmell Legend Awards, Tähtifantasia Award, City of Łódź Award, honorary citizen of Łódź
← After a work by 7
The Witcher, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, The Witcher: Blood Origin, The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, The Hexer, The Hexer, Alzur's Legacy
Notable work 6
The Witcher, The Last Wish, Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, Lady of the Lake, The Tower of the Swallow
← Creator 6
Geralt of Rivia, Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon, Yennefer of Vengerberg, Triss Merigold, Dandelion, The Witcher universe
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Polish
Occupation 2
writer, translator
Country of citizenship 1
Poland
Educated at 1
University of Łódź
Field of work 1
fantasy
Genre 1
fantasy
Given name 1
Andrzej
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich
Nominated for 1
Nike Award
Place of birth 1
Łódź
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic's main category 1
Category:Andrzej Sapkowski
Work location 1
Łódź
Writing language 1
Polish
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Andrzej Sapkowski
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Summary

Andrzej Sapkowski was born on June 21, 1948[1], in Łódź[2]. He has worked as a writer[3] and translator[4].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include The Witcher[38], a television series[39], directed by Tomasz Bagiński[40]; The Last Wish[41], a literary work[42], founded in 1986[43]; Crossroads of Ravens[44], a literary work[45]; The Sword of Destiny[46], a literary work[47]; and Season of Storms[48], a literary work[49], founded in 2013[50].

FAQs

Where was Andrzej Sapkowski born?

Andrzej Sapkowski's place of birth was Łódź[2].

What did Andrzej Sapkowski do for work?

Andrzej Sapkowski worked as a writer[3] and translator[4].

Where did Andrzej Sapkowski go to school?

Andrzej Sapkowski was educated at XXI Liceum Ogólnokształcące in Łódź[7].

What awards did Andrzej Sapkowski receive?

Honors received include Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis‎[14], Ignotus Award for Best Anthology[15], Paszport Polityki[16], and honorary citizen of Łódź[17].

Related Entities

Poland The Witcher University of Łódź

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] ↑ . aefcft.com. aefcft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  4. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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