Stanisław Henryk Krzyżanowski (29 October 1874 – 10 February 1917) was a Polish physician. Alternate birth (1877) and death dates (Nov. 10, 1917) are given on the Otwock-History blog. He was among the earliest members of the Polish Socialist Party (PSP). Krzyżanowski, was a doctor, who mostly treated poor Jewish people. During an outbreak of

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in 1917 among his Jewish patients, Krzyżanowski eventually contracted the disease and subsequently died from its complications. His wife's name was Janina. Krzyżanowski's life and politics had a profound impact on his daughter Irena Sendler. At great personal risk, she was instrumental in rescuing over 2,500 Jewish babies and children from the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 during the

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occupation of Poland.

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