Stefan Bobrowski
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Stefan Bobrowski (17 January 1840[note 1] – 12 April 1863) was a Polish politician and activist for Polish independence. He participated in the January 1863 Uprising as one of the leaders[1] of its "Red" faction and as a member of that faction's Central National Committee (Komitet Centralny Narodowy), and of the Provisional National Government (Tymczasowy Rząd Narodowy).
Stefan Bobrowski | |
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Born | (1840-01-17)January 17, 1840 |
Died | April 12, 1863(1863-04-12) (aged 23) |
Organization | "Reds" (Czerwoni) |
Movement | January Uprising |
To rally peasants to the cause, he advocated land reform and an end to serfdom, while at the same time trying to ensure support from the szlachta (nobility). He also tried to establish links with potential revolutionaries within Russia who opposed their country's tsar.
Bobrowski died in 1863 in a pistol duel with a member of the "White" faction, Count Adam Grabowski. He had agreed to the duel though he was sure to lose due to his extreme near-sightedness.[2]
Stefan Bobrowski was an uncle to English-language novelist Joseph Conrad,[1] and a possible inspiration for the protagonist of Conrad's Lord Jim.[3]