Jan czopik janusz korczak biography
Janusz korczak.
Janusz Korczak
| Polish teacher, writer, doctor of Jewish origin Date of Birth: 22.07.1878 Country: Poland |
Content:
- Janusz Korczak: A Biography
- Work and Contribution
- Final Years and Legacy
Janusz Korczak: A Biography
Janusz Korczak, a Polish educator, writer, and physician of Jewish descent, was born in 1878 (or 1879 according to some sources) in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire.
Jan czopik janusz korczak biography
His real name was Henryk Goldszmit, but he adopted the pseudonym Janusz Korczak.
Korczak's father, Józef Goldszmit, was a respected lawyer, and his family belonged to the Jewish intellectual community. As a child, he was often called "Henryk" in the Polish manner, but he recalled in his diary being referred to as a "scatterbrain" and a "fool," with only his grandmother believing that he would become a great scholar.
He attended a Russian gymnasium in Warsaw, as the city was then part of the Russian Empire, and began working as a tutor at the age of 15 to support his family, as