Social Activist Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was one of the leaders of the Goralenvolk during World War II. Before the German occupation he had b

Was one of the leaders of the Goralenvolk during World War II. Before the German occupation he had been chairman of the Peasant Party in Nowy Targ. In the early years of the war, he lobbied Hans Frank in favor of his plan to establish an independent state for his ethnic group in southern Poland. This project proved to be a failure due to lack of support among the local population.During the German-Soviet war, Krzeptowski tried to recruit soldiers for his "Goralen legion" (also referred to as Goralische Division SS) to fight alongside the Axis Powers. The attempt ended in a complete fiasco as out of the initial 300 able bodied recruits (from the entire Podhale region) all but twelve deserted within a short time or were sent to concentration camps by the Germans for insubordination. At the end of the war, he refused to flee to Germany and instead hid out in the Tatry mountains of his native region. In December 1944 he was tracked down and captured by the Home Army. He was tried for high treason, sentenced to death by hanging by his own brother, Julian Krzeptowski, a Home Army member, and executed.

Was a Polish poet, writer, researcher of folklore (folklorist), theatre critic, political activist,

Was a Polish poet, writer, researcher of folklore (folklorist), theatre critic, political activist, governor of Galicia (1848).Zaleski collected and published in Lviv Piesni polskie i ruskie ludu galicyjskiego (Polish and Russian songs of Galician nation; 1833), which contained about 1500 works, including 160 with piano accompaniment composed by Karol Lipinski. It was the largest collection of folk-songs published in Poland before Oskar Kolberg.Zaleski was an author of patriotic songs, paraphrases, translations of Ukrainian dumas and never published stage works.

Is a Polish activist best known as the founder and leader of the Orange Alternative movement in Pola

Is a Polish activist best known as the founder and leader of the Orange Alternative movement in Poland. He has been recognized worldwide for his numerous cultural actions and publications.He is a graduate of the History and History of Art Faculty of the University of Wroclaw. Fydrych began his independent public activity in the 1970s. He created in Wroclaw a branch of the Independent Students Union (NZS) and launched the Movement for New Culture in the city. At this time, he was also one of the co-organizers of a massive peace march that took place in April 1981.

Polish social activist, lawyer, president of the Krakow branch of the Society Gimnastycznego "Falcon

Polish social activist, lawyer, president of the Krakow branch of the Society Gimnastycznego "Falcon", co-Lovers Society of History and Monuments of kracow, Councilor of the City Council Krakow.He came from peasant families, was a son of Vincent. Science in the initial download Woli Drwinskiej likely to be a disciple in 1854, the Krakow Gimnazjum Sw. Anna, where after five years he received a certificate of maturity. Between 1859-1863 he studied at the Faculty of Law of the Jagiellonian University, completing discharge teaching only in August 1869, after the submission of four compulsory exams, received the degree of Doctor of Laws.

Was a Polish educator and community organiser, as well as a political prisoner in the Nazi concentra

Was a Polish educator and community organiser, as well as a political prisoner in the Nazi concentration camps.Dworaczek graduated from the elementary school in Konczyce, near the city of Zabrze, in 1932. He then entered a seminary for teachers in Pszczyna in 1938, finishing in 1948. Later he took courses in instruction of Polish language, in Katowice, where he subsequently pursued a master's degree course and graduated in 1951. He later received a master's degree in Polish philology from the University of Silesia in 1972.