Leon Schiller

Japanese: シレル - しれる（英語表記）Leon Schiller

1887‐1954
Polish director. Son of a wealthy merchant, he dropped out of university to become a singer, and spent two years in Paris, where he was favored by Craig. He attempted suicide the year after returning to Japan (1910), but this turbulent start foreshadowed the life that would see him become "one of the greatest figures in the history of the theater world." He was exiled to Lvov (now part of Ukraine) for his left-wing activism (1932), sent to Auschwitz and released (1941), and became a false monk (1943-44). After joining the United Workers' Party after World War II, he became rector of the Warsaw Academy of Dramatic Arts, and was dismissed from his position as director of the Polish Theater (1950). Throughout his life, he demonstrated the qualities of a "Renaissance man" living in the 20th century.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1887‐1954
ポーランドの演出家。大商人の子で，大学を中退して歌い手となり，2年間パリに遊んでクレーグの愛顧を受けた。帰国の翌年(1910)自殺未遂事件を起こしたが，この波乱に富むスタートは〈劇界史で最大の人物〉となる生涯を暗示する。左翼活動でリボフ(現，ウクライナ領)への追放(1932)，アウシュビッツ送りと釈放(1941)，偽修道僧(1943‐44)を経て，第2次大戦後の統一労働者党への入党，ワルシャワ演劇大学長就任，さらにポーランド劇場長解任(1950)など，20世紀に生きる〈ルネサンス人間〉の面目を全人生で発揮した。

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