Bruno Winawer

Bruno Winawer (17 March 1883 in Warsaw, Poland – 11 April 1944 in Opole Lubelskie, Poland) was a Jewish-descended Polish physicist, columnist, and author of comedies, science fiction novels, short stories, and poetry.

[2] Winawer penned popular social comedies, often incorporating scientific themes; columns on science and literature; and science-fiction stories.

Also in 1921, Joseph Conrad translated into English Winawer's short play, The Book of Job.

[3] After the outbreak of World War II, Winawer lived in Lwów, where he served as an assistant to physics Professor Stanisław Loria.

In 1941, after the city's occupation by Nazi Germany, Winawer was sent to the Warsaw Ghetto; but in 1942 he managed to escape and lived under an assumed name.