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Józef Czyżewski
Plaque commemorating the former printing-office of Czyżewski in Główne Miasto, Gdańsk
Born
Józef Czyżewski

(1857-12-25)December 25, 1857
DiedOctober 21, 1935(1935-10-21) (aged 77)
Resting placeWrzeszcz Górny
NationalityPolish
OccupationPrinter
Known forOrganic work
MovementPositivism
SpouseMaria Czyżewska née Odrowska
Children6
FatherMarcin Czyżewski
AwardsOfficer's Cross Ribbon bar: Cross of Independence (Poland) Ribbon of the Cross

Józef Czyżewski (25 December 1857 – 21 October 1935) was a Kociewian-born printer and Polish national activist.

Biography

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Early life

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Czyżewski was born in the Kociewian village of what was then Fiedlitz, in the Kingdom of Prussia.[1] His grandfather had settled in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie as a refugee following the failed November Uprising, and his family made a living from farming and wickerwork.[2]

Death

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A fingerpost pointing to Czyżewski street in Gniew, Kociewie, 2024

Czyżewski died on 21 October 1935. He was originally buried in the cemetery of the Royal Chapel in Główne Miasto, before his remains were removed to the Srebrzysko Cemetery in Wrzeszcz Górny.[3] Following World War II Ludolfiner Straße in the Gdańsk district of Oliwa was renamed Józefa Czyżewskiego in his honour.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Kulas, Jan (April 2006). Korda, Barbara (ed.). "Józef Czyżewski - wydawca, działacz społeczno-gospodarczy i patriota". Postacie z Kociewia. Śladami nieznanych działaczy społeczno-kulturalnych XVIII-XX wieku (in Polish). Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie Oddział Kociewskie w Tczewie Książka Dostępna na stronie Wirtualnej Biblioteczki Kociewie: 21–25. ISBN 83-923678-1-2. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ Sadurska, Maria (18 June 2020). "Krzepił serca rodaków polskim słowem". gdanskstrefa.com (in Polish). Ludzie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ Rębas, Anna; Krüger, Anna (1 November 2022). "Aleja Zasłużonych na cmentarzu Srebrzysko. Spoczywają tam znani mieszkańcy Gdańska". Radio Gdańsk (in Polish). Polskie Radio.
  4. ^ "Józefa Czyżewskiego". dawnaoliwa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. ^ Sadurska, Maria (18 June 2020). "Krzepił serca rodaków polskim słowem". gdanskstrefa.com (in Polish). Ludzie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.