ow ská ▁( 1 9 2 6 – 1 9 8 2 ). ▁Ig or ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁born ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Gr ich ka ▁was ▁born ▁ 4 0 ▁minutes ▁later . ▁They ▁were ▁raised ▁by ▁their ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other , ▁Count ess ▁Ber tha ▁Kol ow rat - K rak ow ská ▁( 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 8 2 ), ▁in ▁her ▁castle ▁in ▁southern ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁tw ins ▁spoke ▁German , ▁also ▁learning ▁French , ▁Russian ▁and ▁English ▁through ▁contact , ▁they ▁would ▁later ▁say , ▁with ▁house keep ers ▁and ▁workers . ▁Their ▁grand m other ▁spoke ▁multiple ▁languages , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁exposed ▁to ▁a ▁rich , ▁mult iling ual ▁library ▁from ▁early ▁child hood , ▁also ▁developing ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁astronom y . ▁ ▁Ig or ▁Bog d ano ff ▁received ▁a ▁Di pl ôme ▁d ' Ét udes ▁Appro f ond ies ▁( DE A ) ▁in ▁semi ology ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁theoretical ▁physics , ▁while ▁Gr ich ka ▁Bog d ano ff ▁earned ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁at ▁the ▁Institut ▁d ' Ét udes ▁Polit iques ▁( IE P ) ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁Television ▁shows ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁after ▁they ▁joint ly ▁published ▁their ▁first ▁book ▁Cle fs ▁pour ▁la ▁science - f iction , ▁Roland ▁Bar thes ▁wrote ▁the ▁introduction ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁respect ed ▁literary ▁publication ▁La ▁Qu in za ine