Henryk Holland
Henryk Holland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1920 |
| Died | 21 December 1961 (aged 41) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | USSR Polish People's Republic |
| Branch | Red Army Polish People's Army |
| Service years | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Kapitan (Captain) |
| Unit | 2nd Warsaw Infantry Division |
| Conflicts | Second World War |
| Relations | Agnieszka Holland (daughter) |
| Other work | sociologist, journalist, publicist |
Henryk Holland (8 April 1920 – 21 December 1961) was a Polish sociologist, journalist, writer, captain in the Polish People's Army, and communist activist. He was the father of film directors Agnieszka Holland and Magdalena Łazarkiewicz.
In 1961, while being arrested by the Communist secret service, Holland jumped out of a window, which led to his death. This event was then widely discussed by dissidents and theories of a possible murder were popular.