Piotr Oczko: key obituary facts
Is Piotr Oczko dead? Yes. Piotr Oczko died on July 15, 2026, at age 53.
Cause of death: Piotr Oczko's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Piotr Oczko known for?
He was a Polish philologist and translator.
More about Piotr Oczko
Born: 1 January 1973.
Place of birth: Kraków.
Gender: male.
Occupation: translator, philologist, university teacher, scholar of English, polonist.
Nationality: Poland.
Education: Jagiellonian University.
Employer: Jagiellonian University.
Notable work: Homoseksualność staropolska.
Occupations: academic teacher, writer, translator.
Piotr Oczko, a Polish scholar of English and Dutch studies, literature and art historian, and translator, died on July 15, 2026.
Born in Kraków on January 1, 1973, he studied English and Polish philology at Jagiellonian University, later joining its faculty as a university teacher and professor. Oczko was known as a philologist and polonist as well as a scholar of English, and his academic work included the book Homoseksualność staropolska.
He also received a translation award from the Flemish Ministry of Culture in Brussels in 1997, and later earned scholarships and university prizes during a career closely tied to Jagiellonian University.