Bohdan Ihor Antonych
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Bohdan Ihor Antonych
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| Born |
October 5, 1909 Nowica, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 6 June 1937 (aged 27) Lviv, Poland |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Lviv University |
Bohdan Ihor Antonych (Ukrainian: Богдан-Ігор Антонич; 5 October 1909, Nowica – 6 July 1937, Lviv) was a 20th-century Ukrainian poet. In 1934 Antonych received third prize honours from the Ivan Franko Society of Writers and Journalists for his work Three Signet Rings.
Antonych was born and raised in the Lemko village of Nowica where his father, Vasyl, was a parish priest. In 1928 Antonych left Nowica to study at Lviv University, where he remained until he received his degree in Slavic studies in 1933. In order to help finance his chosen career of professional writer, he occasionally worked as an editor for journals such as Dazhboh and Karby. Antonych died from pneumonia on 6 July 1937. In October 2009, the National Bank of Ukraine issued a commemorative coin in his honor as a part of their "Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine" series.
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