Ryszard Kapuściński Polish journalist and essayist. Born: March 4, Place of birth: Pinsk, Poland (now Pinsk, Belarus) Died: Janu Place of death: Warsaw, Poland Biography Journalist Ryszard Kapuściński was among the most trenchant observers of the developing world and its modern revolutions. He was the son of two schoolteachers, Maria Bobka and Józef Kapuściński. While.