Jan Kott

Polish writer (1914–2001)

Person human Q516786

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[30]
Date of birth: October 27, 1914
Date of death: December 23, 2001, December 22, 2001^[10]
Place of birth: Warsaw
Place of death: Santa Monica
Country of citizenship: Poland, United States^[11]^[12]
Occupation: literary historian, writer, theatre critic, translator, literary critic, journalist, poet, theatrologist, essayist^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Employer: University of Wrocław^[23]
Field of work: literary criticism, essay, translating activity, theater theory, poetry, history of literature^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Member of political party: Polish United Workers' Party^[31]
Award received: Herder Prize, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Guggenheim Fellowship, George Jean Nathan Award, Cross of Valour (1944)^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Cause of death: myocardial infarction^[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish, English^[36]^[37]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name: Kott^[33]
Given name: Jan^[34]
Manner of death: natural causes^[35]
Member of: Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich^[29]
Name in native language: Jan Kott^[38]
P14974: 9450
Significant person: Jan Twardowski^[39]

🏷️ Also known as

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BIBSYS ID: 90073723
Babelio author ID: 48073
BiblioNet author ID: 15078
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 126167331
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: kott-jan
CANTIC ID: 981058513229706706

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Databazeknih.cz author ID: 33684
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 11904174X
ELNET ID: a12140016
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Jan-Kott
Encyklopedia Teatru Polskiego person ID: 23391
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FAST ID: 15222
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_11904174X
Freebase ID: /m/05wd50w
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Goodreads author ID: 23658
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Jan_Kott
Guggenheim fellows ID: jan-kott
Gyldendals Teaterleksikon ID: Jan_Kott
Harper's tag: jan-kott
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IdRef ID: 056742010
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KBR person ID: 14715045
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 11904174X
Kallías ID: PE00176669
Les Archives du spectacle person ID: 123136
Lex ID: Jan_Kott
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Media Library for Dance and Theatre person ID: 1216
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NDL Authority ID: 00446208
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NL CR AUT ID: js20020408019
NLA Trove people ID: 895614
NLAI ID: 102977
NLB authority ID (Belarus): NLB-ar5272953
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000004500
NSK ID: 981005670334609366
NUKAT ID: n93105164
National Library of Brazil ID: 000453264
National Library of Chile ID: 000157458
National Library of Greece ID: 70227
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000220864
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007307071605171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC202122258
National Library of Latvia ID: 000215607
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:hbr;=CG
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810572209005606
National Library of Portugal ID: 69337
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Obálky knih ID: js20020408019
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3926529
Open Library ID: OL4326938A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100043849
Parsifal cluster ID: 60290
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID: 1199057
Prabook ID: 357580
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SELIBR ID: 280702
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID: vtls012832345
Treccani ID: jan-kott
UOM ID: 48456
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058513229706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1231103
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: jan-kott
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJjXkVBFJChXdfMKkKbw4q
Yale LUX ID: person/88974670-b460-41e3-8c59-39c4b6566454

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Occupation 7

writer, poet, journalist, translator, literary critic, literary historian, theatre critic

Award received 3

Guggenheim Fellowship, Herder Prize, George Jean Nathan Award

Country of citizenship 2

United States, Poland

Cause of death 1

myocardial infarction

Employer 1

University of Wrocław

Given name 1

Jan

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Polish

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Member of 1

Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich

Member of political party 1

Polish United Workers' Party

Place of birth 1

Warsaw

Place of death 1

Santa Monica

Sex or gender 1

male

Significant person 1

Jan Twardowski

← Significant person 1

Jan Twardowski

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Summary

Jan Kott was born on October 27, 1914^[1], in Warsaw^[2]. He died on December 23, 2001^[3], in Santa Monica^[4]. He worked as a literary historian^[5], writer^[6], theatre critic^[7], translator^[8], and literary critic^[9].

FAQs

Where was Jan Kott born?

Jan Kott's place of birth was Warsaw^[2].

Where did Jan Kott die?

Jan Kott passed away in Santa Monica^[4].

What did Jan Kott do for work?

Jan Kott worked as a literary historian^[5], writer^[6], theatre critic^[7], translator^[8], and literary critic^[9].

What awards did Jan Kott receive?

Honors received include Herder Prize^[24], Work Flag Order, 2nd class^[25], Guggenheim Fellowship^[26], and George Jean Nathan Award^[27].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Jan Kott — place of birth (P19): Warsaw. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jan Kott — place of death (P20): Santa Monica. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jan Kott — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jan Kott — country of citizenship (P27): Poland. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jan Kott — country of citizenship (P27): United States. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jan Kott — field of work (P101): literary criticism. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jan Kott — field of work (P101): essay. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jan Kott — field of work (P101): translating activity. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jan Kott — field of work (P101): theater theory. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jan Kott — field of work (P101): poetry. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jan Kott — field of work (P101): history of literature. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Jan Kott — member of political party (P102): Polish United Workers' Party. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): literary historian. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): theatre critic. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): translator. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): literary critic. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): poet. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): theatrologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jan Kott — occupation (P106): essayist. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jan Kott — employer (P108): University of Wrocław. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jan Kott — award received (P166): Herder Prize. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jan Kott — award received (P166): Work Flag Order, 2nd class. Retrieved 2021-09-11. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jan Kott — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jan Kott — award received (P166): George Jean Nathan Award. english.cornell.edu. english.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jan Kott — award received (P166): Cross of Valour (1944). Retrieved 2025-11-02. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jan Kott — member of (P463): Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich. Retrieved 2021-05-06. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Jan Kott — cause of death (P509): myocardial infarction. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Jan Kott — date of birth (P569): October 27, 1914. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-02. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jan Kott — date of death (P570): December 23, 2001. Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2017-08-28. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jan Kott — date of death (P570): December 22, 2001. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-02. wyborcza.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Jan Kott — family name (P734): Kott. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Jan Kott — given name (P735): Jan. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Jan Kott — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Jan Kott — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Polish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Jan Kott — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2026-09-27. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Jan Kott — name in native language (P1559): Jan Kott. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Jan Kott — significant person (P3342): Jan Twardowski. sp110krakow.pl. sp110krakow.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Occupation → literary historian, writer, theatre critic +6

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Harper's tag → jan-kott

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SVKKL authority ID → p0028917-Kott-Jan-19142001

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