Beata Obertyńska

Beata Obertyńska, (pen name "Marta Rudzka"), born July 18, 1898, near Skole (in present-day Western Ukraine), died May 21, 1980, in London was a Polish writer and poet.

Beata was one of the daughters of the 'Young Poland' poet Maryla Wolska and granddaughter of the sculptor pl:Wanda Młodnicka (one-time fiancée of painter, Artur Grottger).

Her father was an engineer and industrialist in the oil business, pl:Wacław Wolski (inżynier).

Her younger sister, 'Lela' (Aniela), married the diplomat and writer, Michał Pawlikowski.

Beata collapsed on a bus in Putney High Street and died in 1980 in London.