Władysław Cieszyński (28 October 1891[1] – 17 November 1939) was a Polish journalist, social activist and promoter of Polish culture. He spent most of his life in the Free City of Danzig, where he worked as a co-editor for Dziennik Gdański, and later as an editor-in-chief for Gazeta Gdańska. In 1932 he was convicted for 6 months of prison for publishing an article in which he criticised the politics of the Senate of the Free City.[2] In 1933 he was released and he started to work for Straż Gdańska. He was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit in 1938.
Władysław Cieszyński | |
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 The tombstone of Cieszyński | |
| Born | 28 October 1891 Kolonia Bryńska or Długa Wieś, Poland |
| Died | 17 November 1939 (aged 48) Piaśnica, Poland |
Resting place | Piaśnica |
| Spouse | Małgorzata Szerman (married 1919–1939) |
| Awards |  Gold Cross of Merit |
He cooperated with the Polish Intelligence Service by providing the surveillance of German journalists in Danzig.[3] Cieszyński was murdered in a mass execution carried out by Nazi Germany in Piaśnica.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Cieszyński Władysław". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- 1 2 Rafiński, Stefan. "Władysław Cieszyński, dziennikarz i działacz gdański". Rocznik Gdański. 34/35: 313–323.
- ↑ Romanow, Andrzej (2017). Gazeta Gdańska w latach 1891–1939. Gdańsk: Instytut Kaszubski. p. 56.
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