Ludwik Abramowicz-Niepokójczycki (5 July 1879 – 3 March 1939) was a Polish

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, bibliophile, publicist and editor. He was one of the major activists of the ''

krajowcy The Krajowcy (, ''Fellow Countrymen'' or ''Natives''; lt, Krajovcai, be, Краёўцы) were a group of mainly Polish-speaking intellectuals from the Vilnius Region who, at the beginning of the 20th century, opposed the division of the former Po ...

'' faction, living in

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(Vilna in Russian).

Life

Born in

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, he studied in

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and

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. In 1906 he moved to

. During

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, while living in Poland, he actively supported Lithuanian independence. There he was active contributor to '' Gazeta Wileńska'', founded by Michał Römer. Later he was an editor of Polish language newspaper ''Przegląd Wileński'' (Wilno Review, 1912–1913, 1921–1939). The newspaper promoted krajowcy views and developed Lithuanian cultural ideas separate from Polish culture. After Abramowicz returned to Vilnius in 1919, he actively promoted the idea, that

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should be transferred to Lithuania without tying Lithuania to union with Poland, although he suggested a cultural autonomy for Poles. The issues of the ''Przegląd Wileński'' newspaper were confiscated many times by local authorities. Abramowicz held active correspondence with Lithuanian Jonas Šliūpas and other Lithuanian activists. Abramowicz delivered a speech at Jonas Basanavičius' funeral.

References

Sources

* Maria Nekanda-Trepka
Ludwik Abramowicz-Niepokójczycki - redaktor "Przeglądu Wileńskiego"
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