Józef Czyżewski

Józef Czyżewski was a Kociewian-born printer and Polish national activist.

Biography

Early life

Czyżewski was born in the Kociewian village, of what was then officilally known as, Fiedlitz, in the Kingdom of Prussia. His grandfather had settled in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie as a refugee following the failed November Uprising, and his family made a living from farming and wickerwork.

Activism

Czyżewski became a prominent publisher and socio-economic activist. He founded and ran several newspapers, including Gazeta Toruńska and Przyjaciel Ludu, in 1883 acquiring a printing house that became pivotal in supporting Polish causes.
He was affiliated with the Polish People's Party.

Death

Czyżewski died on 21 October 1935. He was originally buried in the cemetery of the Royal Chapel in Główne Miasto, before his remains were removed to the Srebrzysko Cemetery in Wrzeszcz Górny. Following World War II Ludolfiner Straße in the Gdańsk district of Oliwa was renamed Józefa Czyżewskiego in his honour.