Janusz Gaudyn (25 February 1935 in

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– 22 June 1984 in Trzyniec) was a

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physician, writer and poet. He is known mostly for his

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s. Gaudyn lived since 1939 in the

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region and spent his youth in Frysztat. He graduated from the

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in Orłowa and later from medical studies at the Palacký University in

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. He worked as an internist in the hospital in

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and later as a general practitioner in Trzycież, he lived in Trzyniec. Gaudyn was a member of the Polish Cultural and Educational Union and several literary organizations.

Works

* ''Fraszki i fraszeczki'' (1967) * ''Zdania'' (1969) * ''Duet'' (1969) (together with Gabriel Palowski) * ''List'' (1980) * ''My'' (1980) * ''Z tej ziemi : 129 fraszek o miłości '' (1983)

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