Stanisław Krzyżanowski

Stanisław Henryk Krzyżanowski (29 October 1874 – 10 February 1917) was a Polish physician.[1] Alternate birth (1877) and death dates (Nov. 10, 1917) are given on the Otwock-HiStory blog.[2] He was among the earliest members of the Polish Socialist Party (PSP).

Stanisław Krzyżanowski
Dr. Stanisław Krzyżanowski with his wife Janina
Born(1874-10-29)29 October 1874
Otwock, Poland,
Died10 February 1917(1917-02-10) (aged 42)
Poland
OccupationMedical doctor
Spouse(s)Janina Karolina Grzybowska
ChildrenIrena Sendler

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
  1. Stanisław Henryk Krzyżanowski at geni.com
  2. Trybowski, Witold. "Krzyżanowski Stanisław Henryk (1877-1917)" at Otwock-HiStory
  3. "Irena Sendler", The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation
  4. Facts Archived 2003-10-25 at the Wayback Machine at Irena Sendler Organization
  5. Irena Sendler at Jewish Virtual Library
  6. Tomaszewski, Irene; Werblowski, Tecia. Zegota: The Council to Aid Jews in Occupied Poland 1942-1945, Price-Patterson, 1999. ISBN 1-896881-15-7


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