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- Birth nameHenryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz
- Henryk Sienkiewicz was born on May 5, 1846 in Wola Okrzejska, Poland, Russian Empire [now Wola Okrzejska, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Quo Vadis (1951), Invasion 1700 (1962) and Na jasnym brzegu (1921). He was married to Maria Babska, Maria Romanowska and Maria Emilia Kazimiera Szetkiewicz. He died on November 15, 1916 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.
- SpousesMaria Babska(May 5, 1904 - November 15, 1916) (his death)Maria Romanowska(November 11, 1893 - December 13, 1895) (annulled)Maria Emilia Kazimiera Szetkiewicz(August 18, 1881 - October 19, 1885) (her death, 2 children)
- Polish author, who won the 1905 Nobel Prize in literature "because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer".
- His most popular novels include "The Trilogy" (1884-1888), set during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 17th century, and certainly "Quo Vadis?" (1895), which has been filmed several times, most notably Quo Vadis (1951).
- For a brief period, 1876-77, Sienkiewicz and other Polish émigrés, including world-renowned actress Helena Modjeska, lived in then-rural Anaheim, California. None of the colonists was adept at farming, so the experiment failed and Sienkiewicz and his wife returned to Poland.
- Born to a wealthy Polish family, he was a noble of the Oszyk coat of arms.
- Had two children, Henryk and Jadwiga.
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