Draft:Aleksander Kupczyński

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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.