Irena Jurgielewiczowa

Irena Jurgielewiczowa
Jurgielewiczowa in 1988
Born	Irena Jurgielewiczowa (1903-01-13)13 January 1903 Działoszyn, partitioned Poland
Died	25 May 2003(2003-05-25) (aged 100) Poland
Occupation	Writer, teacher
Genre	children's literature, young adult literature
Notable works	Ten obcy (That Stranger, 1961)

Irena Jurgielewiczowa (née Drozdowicz; 13 January 1903 – 25 May 2003) was a Polish teacher and writer of children's literature and young adult literature. During World War II she was an underground teacher, member of Armia Krajowa, and participant of the Warsaw Uprising. After the war she was a lecturer at the University of Warsaw.

She is best known for Ten obcy (That Stranger, 1961) and Inna.