Teofil Adamecki (1886 in
Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-BiaÅ‚a (; cs, BÃlsko-BÄ›lá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-BjoÅ‚o) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...
– 1969) was a Polish
lawyer and
activist.
He graduated in law at
Vienna University. Adamecki was a member of
Rada Narodowa Księstwa Cieszyńskiego (National Council of the
Duchy of Cieszyn
The Duchy of Teschen (german: Herzogtum Teschen), also Duchy of Cieszyn ( pl, KsiÄ™stwo CieszyÅ„skie) or Duchy of TěšÃn ( cs, TěšÃnské knÞectvÃ), was one of the Duchies of Silesia centered on Cieszyn () in Upper Silesia. It was spli ...
), a local Polish self-government council set to temporarily manage the area before the decision concerning the future of
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia, TěšÃn Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( pl, ÅšlÄ…sk CieszyÅ„ski ; cs, TěšÃnské Slezsko or ; german: Teschener Schlesien or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and ÄŒeský TÄ ...
. Later he became director the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to a ...
and
Chamber of Izba Welny in
Bielsko
Bielsko (german: Bielitz, cs, BÃlsko) was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia, Poland. In 1951 it was joined with BiaÅ‚a Krakowska to form the new town of Bielsko-BiaÅ‚a. Bielsko constitutes the western part of that to ...
. From 1933 to 1939 Adamecki was president of the Bielsko branch of the
Polish Tourist Association.
After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
he was one of the founders and first president of the ''Towarzystwo Miłośników Ziemi Bielsko-Bialskiej'' (Association of Friends of Bielsko-Biała Land).
References
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People from Cieszyn Silesia
Polish activists
20th-century Polish economists
1886 births
1969 deaths
Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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