Ryszard Świętochowski


Ryszard Świętochowski (17 September 1882 in Warsaw[1] – 1941 in Auschwitz) was a Polish politician, publicist and engineer. He was the son of Aleksander Świętochowski.

Swiętochowski was an activist of SP and People's Party, co-worker of general Władysław Sikorski, editor-in-chief of the weekly magazines Zwrot and Odnowa and author of several scientific works in physics.[2]

During the Second World War and the German occupation of Poland, he was murdered in the German concentration camp Auschwitz.[3]

References

  1. ^ Zeszyty historyczne (in Polish). Instytut Literacki. 1973. p. 150. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Świętochowski Ryszard, Encyklopedia PWN: źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy". encyklopedia.pwn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ Bednarczyk, Tadeusz (1986). Obowiązek silniejszy od śmierci: wspomnienia z lat 1939-1944 o polskiej pomocy dla Żydów w Warszawie (in Polish). Grunwald. p. 102. ISBN 978-83-00-00776-9. Retrieved 9 November 2024.


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