Jan Brzechwa was born on August 15, 1898 in Zhmerinka, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]. Jan was a writer, known for
Pan Kleks w kosmosie (1988),
O dwóch takich, co ukradli ksiezyc (1962) and
Kleks Academy (2023). Jan was married to Karolina Lentowa, Maria Sunderland and Janina Magajewska. Jan died on July 2, 1966 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.