Stanisław Krzyżanowski

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

Stanisław Krzyżanowski
Krzyżanowski with his wife Janina
Born	(1874-10-29)29 October 1874 Tarczyn, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	10 February 1917(1917-02-10) (aged 42) Otwock, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Occupation	Medical doctor
Spouse	Janina Karolina Grzybowska
Children	Irena 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]