Tadeusz Maria Rostworowski

Tadeusz Maria Rostworowski was a Polish architect and painter.

Early life and education

He was born on 21 March 1860 in Kowalewszczyzna, Congress Poland. After completing gymnasium in Warsaw, he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Saint Petersburg, where he earned a diploma in architecture in 1885. He was taught by Alfred Parland and Vasil Kennel. He furthered his studies in Kraków, Munich and Paris.

Career

His major works included:

Puttkamer's palace in Bolcieniki, in English Neo-Gothic style
Imperial Palace in Białowieża, in collaboration with N. J. de Rochefort
Expansion of the manor house owned by the Chomiński family, in
St. Georges Hotel in Vilnius
Reconstruction of Ignacy Korwin-Milewski's palace in Neo-Baroque style
Neo-Gothic expansion of Władysław Tyszkiewicz's palace in Lentvaris, in collaboration with Belgian architect de Waegh
Manor of the Wańkowicz family in Rudaków, in collaboration with Bronisław Mineyko
Reconstruction project of Józef Biszewski's palace in Łyntupy, in Neo-Renessance style
Railway management building in Vilnius

Rostworowski built or rebuilt nearly thirty churches in Podlachia and Lithuania, including: the Neo-Renessance church in Parafianowo, churches in Bieniakonie, Lentvaris, Molėtai, Kreva, Baltoji Vokė and Šalčininkai.

Personal life

In 1898, he married Zofia, with whom he had a son, Andrzej, and a daughter, Maria Róża. Besides his architectural profession, he was also a keen painter. He died suddenly of a heart attack on 23 August 1928.