Henryk Sienkiewicz was a Polish writer born in 1864 in Lithuania. He studied law at the University of Warsaw and worked as a journalist and writer. Some of his notable travels included visiting America as a correspondent, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Tanzania on a hunting expedition. In 1905, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical novel Quo Vadis. Sienkiewicz died in 1916 in Switzerland, and his ashes were later returned to Poland to be buried in Warsaw.
4. SCIENCE In years 1866-1869 he started to study law at the University in Warsaw, in 1871 he studied also at High School . Gmach Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
5. YOUTH In 1872-1887 he was a reporter and writer, what is more he was a co-owner in of the newspaper „ Niwa ”and editor of the journal „ Word” . In years 1876-1878 he like a correspondent Newspaper Poland , he has been in America.
