Czerwinski, Edward Joseph

Czerwinski, Edward Joseph
▪ 2006

      American scholar and university professor (b. June 6, 1929, Erie, Pa.—d. Feb. 16, 2005, Erie), was a specialist in Slavic languages and literatures and was also instrumental in introducing Slavic culture to Americans through promotion of theatrical, musical, and artistic events. He taught (1979–93) at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was the founder (1970) and director of the Slavic Cultural Center at Port Jefferson, N.Y. In addition to producing numerous scholarly articles and books, Czerwinski contributed articles on Eastern European literature (1989–2000) to the Britannica Book of the Year.

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