Edward Dembowski during Kraków Uprising 1846

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Edward Dembowski (25 April or 31 May 1822 – 27 February 1846) was a Polish

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, and leftist independence activist."Dembowski, Edward," ''Encyklopedia Polski'' (Encyclopedia of Poland), p. 128.

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Edward Dembowski was the son of Julia, née Kochanowska, and a conservative

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of the

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, Leon Dembowski. On account of Edward's ''

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'' origins and contrasting radical social views, he was called "the red castellan's-son." Dembowski published ''Przegląd Naukowy'' (The Learned Review), a journal for young, independence-minded

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. In 1842–43 Dembowski conducted underground revolutionary activities in the

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. Later, being at risk of arrest by Russian authorities, he transferred to

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n-ruled

Greater Poland Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a Polish historical regions, historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed ...

. During the 1846

Kraków Uprising The Kraków uprising (Polish: ''powstanie krakowskie'', ''rewolucja krakowska''; German: ''Krakauer Aufstand''; Russian: ''краковское восстание'') of 1846 was an attempt, led by Polish insurgents such as Jan Tyssowski and Edw ...

, Dembowski was secretary to

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Jan Tyssowski Jan Józef Tyssowski (March 8, 1811 – April 5, 1857), born in Tarnów, Poland, was the self-proclaimed Dictator of the Republic of Kraków during the failed 1846 uprising. He was a Polish intellectual and activist during Poland's rebellions ...

. Dembowski died on 27 February 1846 at

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, shot by

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troops while leading a procession to conduct agitation among the

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s. In his philosophical views, Dembowski was a leftist

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. Tatarkiewicz, ''Zarys...'', p. 24.

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*"Dembowski, Edward," ''Encyklopedia Polski'' (Encyclopedia of Poland),

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, Wydawnictwo Ryszard Kluszczyński, 1996, , p. 128. *

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, ''Zarys dziejów filozofii w Polsce'' (A Brief History of Philosophy in Poland), n the series: ''Historia nauki polskiej w monografiach'' (History of Polish Learning in Monographs), olumeXXXII, Kraków, ''Polska Akademia Umiejętności'' (

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), 1948. This monograph draws from pertinent sections in earlier editions of the author's ''Historia filozofii'' (History of Philosophy). * Leszek Sykulski, ''Edward Dembowski (1822–1846). Biografia polityczna'' (Edward Dembowski (1822–1846: A Political Biography),

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, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Grado, 2006. * ''Obraz literatury polskiej XIX i XX wieku. Seria 3. Literatura krajowa w okresie romantyzmu: 1831-1863'' (Polish Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Series 3: Literature in the Romantic Period: 1831–1863), vol. 2. * Stefan Wolski, "Ballada rycerska" Lublin, 1977. . 1822 births 1846 deaths 19th-century Polish philosophers Polish literary critics Polish journalists Polish rebels Deaths by firearm in Poland 19th-century journalists Male journalists 19th-century male writers {{Poland-journalist-stub

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