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Polish writer and poet (1924–1998)

Also known as: Zbigniew Bolesław Ryszard Herbert, Збигнев Херберт, زبيغنيو هربرت, 즈비그니에프 헤르베르트, ズビグニェフ・ヘルベルト, 齊別根紐·赫伯特

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