Draft:Aleksander Kupczyński

Aleksander Kupczyński
Portrait of Kupczyński taken around the time of the declaration of the Republic of Gniew.
Born
Aleksander Kupczyński

(1873-02-13)February 13, 1873
DiedMarch 13, 1941(1941-03-13) (aged 68)
NationalityPolish
Alma materCollegium Marianum w Pelplinie
Occupations
  • Catholic clergyman
  • Folklorist
  • Politician
Known forA founder of the Republic of Gniew
Political partyNational Democracy
MovementPosivitism
Parents
  • Julian (father)
  • Anna née Kamińska (mother)

Aleksander Kupczyński (13 February 1873 – 13 March 1941) was a Catholic clergyman, Polish folklorist, and politician. Elected to the Legislative Sejm of the Second Polish Republic, he was notable as a founder of the Republic of Gniew.

Biography edit

Kupczyński was born in the ethnically Kuyavian village of Paliwodzizna, Dobrzyń Land which was then part of Congress Poland. His father Julian Kupczyński was a former insurrectionist of the January Uprising, and his family made a living from forestery.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Korda, Krzysztof (April 2006). Korda, Barbara (ed.). "Aleksander Kupczyński - ksiądz, społecznik, patron pomorskich towarzystw ludowych". 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: 28. ISBN 83-923678-1-2. Retrieved 17 March 2024.