Draft:Józef Czyżewski

Józef Czyżewski
Plaque commemorating the former printing-office of Czyżewski in Main City, Gdańsk
Born
Józef Czyżewski

(1857-12-25)December 25, 1857
DiedOctober 21, 1935(1935-10-21) (aged 77)
Resting placeWrzeszcz Górny[1]
NationalityPolish
OccupationPrinter
SpouseMaria Odrowska
Children
  • Bronisława Nowacka
  • Jadwiga Borowska
  • Maria Lniska
  • Mieczysław
  • Stanisław
  • Wanda Ressel
Parent
  • Marcin Czyżewski (father)
AwardsOfficer's Cross Ribbon bar: Cross of Independence (Poland) Ribbon of the Cross

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

Biography edit

Czyżewski was born in the ethnically Kociewian village of Fiedlitz, which was then in the Kingdom of Prussia.[2] His grandfather had settled in Kociewie as a rufugee following the failed November Uprising, and his family made a living from farming and wickerwork.[3]

Death edit

 
Józefa Czyżewskiego street in Oliwa, the street sign of which can be seen in the bottom right of picture

Czyżewski died on 21 October 1935. Following World War II Ludolfiner Straße in the Gdańsk district of Oliwa was renamed Józefa Czyżewskiego in his honour.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Wyszukiwarka miejsca pochówku w Gdańsku". cmentarze-gdanskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sadurska, Maria (18 June 2020). "Krzepił serca rodaków polskim słowem". gdanskstrefa.com (in Polish). Ludzie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  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.