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Stanisław Lem’s birth in Lwów

Титульна AI-згенерована ілюстрація / AI-generated cover illustration. An imagined 1921 family home with a newborn evokes Lem’s birth in Lwów; the people and setting are fictional.

AI-generated generic early-1920s ENT physician’s office, evoking Samuel Lem’s profession.

AI-generated still life of generic early-1920s ENT examination instruments, not identified as Samuel Lem’s personal equipment.

documentary portrait of Lem in 1966 with a mechanical toy and books, supplied courtesy of his secretary Wojciech Zemek. Commons page reproduces permission from the Lem estate and lists CC BY-SA 3.0 plus GFDL; use CC BY-SA 3.0, attribution “Stanisław Lem / courtesy of Wojciech Zemek / CC BY-SA 3.0”; unedited. [Original page](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stanis%C5%82aw_Lem.jpg); [license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

documentary photo by Mariusz Kubik, captured 30 October 2005. Commons lists CC BY-SA 3.0 and CC BY 2.5; use CC BY 2.5, attribution “Mariusz Kubik / CC BY 2.5”; unedited. [Original page](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stanislaw_Lem_by_Kubik.JPG); [license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/).

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Титульна AI-згенерована ілюстрація / AI-generated cover illustration. An imagined 1921 family home with a newborn evokes Lem’s birth in Lwów; the people and setting are fictional.

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Stanisław Lem was born on 12 September 1921 in Lwów, then under Polish administration, to a family of Jewish origin. His father, Samuel Lem, was a laryngologist, a physician specializing in ear, nose, and throat conditions.