Stanisław Krzyżanowski
Stanisław Krzyżanowski | |
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Born | |
Died | 10 February 1917 Otwock, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | (aged 42)
Occupation | Medical doctor |
Spouse | Janina Karolina Grzybowska |
Children | Irena Sendler |
Stanisław Henryk Krzyżanowski (29 October 1874 – 10 February 1917) was a Polish physician.[1] Alternate birth (1877) and death dates (10 November 1917) are given on the Otwock-History blog.[2] He was among the earliest members of the Polish Socialist Party (PSP).
Krzyżanowski, was a doctor, who mostly treated poor Jewish people.[3] During an outbreak of typhus in 1917 among his Jewish patients, Krzyżanowski eventually contracted the disease and subsequently died from its complications.[4] His wife's name was Janina.
Krzyżanowski's life and politics had a profound impact on his daughter Irena Sendler.[5] At great personal risk, she was instrumental in rescuing over 2,500 Jewish babies and children from the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 during the German occupation of Poland.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Stanisław Henryk Krzyżanowski at geni.com
- ^ Trybowski, Witold. "Krzyżanowski Stanisław Henryk (1877-1917)" at Otwock-HiStory
- ^ "Irena Sendler", The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation
- ^ Facts Archived 25 October 2003 at the Wayback Machine at Irena Sendler Organization
- ^ Irena Sendler at Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ Tomaszewski, Irene; Werblowski, Tecia. Zegota: The Council to Aid Jews in Occupied Poland 1942-1945, Price-Patterson, 1999. ISBN 1-896881-15-7