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Maria Polaczkówna
Maria Polaczkówna (1878–1944) was a Polish historian, Heraldry , heraldist, archivist and member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish resistance. Polaczkówna died at Ochota massacre#Zieleniak camp, Zieleniak camp during the Warsaw Uprising. Biography Maria Polaczkówna was born on 28 August 1978 in Lviv, Lwów. Austria-Hungary (present-day, Lviv, Ukraine) to Adam Polaczkówny and Anna Polaczkówna (née Szustow). Polaczkówna's father took part in the Polish revolt called the January Uprising and spent years an exile in France where he completed medical studies. In his absence, his family lived a very modest life. Polaczkówna and her younger sister Helena Polaczkówna, took on tutoring assignments to earn enough money to afford their education. Despite their modest beginnings, the sisters rose through the academic ranks with each earning a PhD. Maria earned her doctorate in history. During the years before World War I, and then again in the 1920s, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv
Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main Ukrainian culture, cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel of Galicia, Daniel, King of Ruthenia. Lviv (then Lwów) emerged as the centre of the historical regions of Red Ruthenia and Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia in the 14th century, superseding Halych, Chełm, Belz, and Przemyśl. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia from 1272 to 1349, when it went to King Casimir III the Great of Kingdom of Poland, Poland in a Galicia–Volhynia Wars, war of succession. In 1356, Casimir the Great granted it town rights. From 1434, it was the regional capital of the Ruthenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
