Artur Awejde (March 1838 – August 29, 1863) was the Polish commissioner of
Augustów Voivodeship during the
January Uprising
The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...
. He studied at the
Saint Petersburg State University and was a
primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
teacher in
Łomża
Łomża (), in English known as Lomza, is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometers (90 miles) to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship sin ...
. During the January Uprising he served in the Reklecki troops. He was killed by
Cossacks
The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...
on August 29, 1863.
Bibliography
* Adam Massalski, Nauczyciele szkół średnich rządowych męskich w Królestwie Polskim 1833–1862, Warsaw 2007, page 62
Saint Petersburg State University alumni
People from Łomża
1838 births
1863 deaths
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