Stanisław Henryk Krzyżanowski (29 October 1874 – 10 February 1917) was a Polish physician. Alternate birth (1877) and death dates (10 November 1917) are given on the Otwock-History blog. He was among the earliest members of the

Polish Socialist Party The Polish Socialist Party (, PPS) is a democratic socialist political party in Poland. It was one of the most significant parties in Poland from its founding in 1892 until its forced merger with the communist Polish Workers' Party to form ...

(PSP). Krzyżanowski, was a doctor, who mostly treated poor

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ish people. During an outbreak of

typhus Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash. Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposu ...

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 Irena Stanisława Sendler (; 15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008), operating under the ''nom de guerre'' Jolanta, was a Polish humanitarian, social worker, and nurse who served in the Polish Underground Resistance during World War II in Ge ...

. At great personal risk, she was instrumental in rescuing over 2,500 Jewish babies and children from the

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in 1942 during the

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1917 deaths 19th-century Polish physicians Polish Roman Catholics People from Otwock 1874 births 20th-century Polish physicians Deaths from typhus {{poland-med-bio-stub