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Komorowski
Komorowski is a Polish locational surname, which means a person from Komorowo, which in turn derives from the Old Polish ''komor'' or "mosquito".''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Komorowski Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 7 January 2016. Variants of Komorowski include Komorowska (the feminine form) and Komorowsky (via Ukrainian). Notable people with the surname include: * Andrzej Komorowski (born 1975), Polish Catholic priest *Anna Komorowska (born 1953), Polish philologist * Anna Maria Komorowska (born 1946), Polish noblewoman *Bronisław Komorowski (born 1952), Polish politician and former President *Bronisław Komorowski (priest) (1889–1940), Polish priest *Gertruda Komorowska (1754–1771), Polish noblewoman *Liliana Komorowska (born 1956), Polish actress *Maja Komorowska (born 1937), Polish actress *Marcin Komorowski (born 1984), Polish footballer *Stanisław Komorowski (1953–2010), Polish diplomat *Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronisław Komorowski
Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who was the fifth president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Minister of National Defence from 2000 to 2001. As Marshal of the Sejm, Komorowski exercised the powers and duties of Acting President of Poland, acting president following the death of President Lech Kaczyński in a Smolensk air disaster, plane crash on 10 April 2010. Komorowski was then the governing Civic Platform party's candidate in the resulting 2010 Polish presidential election, presidential election, which he won in the second round of voting on 4 July 2010. He was sworn in as president on 6 August 2010. Komorowski thus became the second person to serve on two occasions as Polish head of state since 1918, after Maciej Rataj. On 24 May 2015, Komorowski was defeated in the second round by Andrzej Duda in the 2015 Polish presidential election, 2015 presidential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Komorowski
Stanisław Jerzy Komorowski (18 December 1953 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish diplomat and physicist. He was long-term Polish Ambassador to Great Britain and the Netherlands, the Deputy Minister of National Defence and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister. He was one of the new wave of Polish diplomats who reestablished Polish diplomatic services after the Polish Round Table Agreement. Life Education and Physics Komorowski was born in Warsaw, Poland. His parents were Henryk and Violetta Komorowski. He went to Limanowski High School in the Żoliborz quarter of Warsaw. He studied physics at the Physics Department at the University of Warsaw between 1972/73 and 1977/78 and graduated March 11, 1978 with a degree in biophysics. His M.Sc. was written under professor David Shugar and dealt with magnetic resonance. In 1985, he was awarded a Ph.D. in physical chemistry for his work on photoacoustics. Between 1978 and 1990, he worked at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the Polish Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
Generał Tadeusz Komorowski (1 June 1895 – 24 August 1966), better known by the name Bór-Komorowski (after one of his wartime code names: ''Bór'' – "The Forest") was a Polish military leader. He was appointed commander-in-chief a day before the capitulation of the Warsaw Uprising and following World War II, 32nd Prime Minister of Poland, 3rd Polish government-in-exile in London. Life Komorowski was born in Khorobriv, in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (the Austrian partition of Poland). In the First World War he served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army, and after the war became an officer in the Polish Army, rising to command the Grudziądz Cavalry School. He was a member of the Polish equestrian team that went to the 1924 Summer Olympics. After taking part in the fighting against the German invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II in 1939, Komorowski, with the code-name ''Bór'', helped organise the Polish underground in the Kraków area. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronisław Komorowski (priest)
Bronisław Komorowski (25 May 1889 – 22 March 1940) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, active in the interwar period in the predominantly German Free City of Danzig. Komorowski, a Polish patriot and educator, was murdered by the Nazi occupiers at Stutthof concentration camp, together with a number of Polish activists captured during the Polish September Campaign. On 13 June 1999, Komorowski was among 108 Martyrs of World War II, 108 Polish martyrs of World War II, Beatification, beatified in Warsaw by Pope John Paul II. Youth Komorowski was born in Barloschno (today known as Barłożno), a village located some 65 kilometers south of Danzig (Gdańsk). His parents were Jan Komorowski (1840–1892) and Katarzyna ''née'' Gencza (1859–1925). The father, who was a widower with seven children, after the death of his first wife, Joanna Dluzewska, married Gencza in 1888, a widow with one child. They had three children – Bronisław, Wacław (1890–1891), and Anna (1892-?). In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiktor Komorowski
Wiktor Komorowski (8 June 1887 - 23 August 1952) was a Poland, Polish Flying ace, ace pilot in the Imperial Russian Air Force during World War I with six confirmed kills. Biography Wiktor Komorowski was born in 1887. In the years 1914 to 1916, he shot down six enemy planes. In 1917, he joined the Polish I Corps in Russia, was arrested by Bolsheviks, and then became a Soviet aviator. From 1 August 1919, Komorowski served in the Polish Air Force. He took part in the Kiev offensive (1920) with the 4th Escadrille and became commander of his unit. In 1920, he was given command of the 36th Escadrille and received command of the Officer Flying School in Grudziądz. In 1928, he went to the reserves. During World War II, he was interned in Romania and returned to Poland in 1946. On 16 April 1951, Komorowski was arrested and accused of illegal possession of firearms and of failure to inform the authorities about an illegal border crossing by his son Bogdan and by Włodzimierz Turski. On 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertruda Komorowska
Gertruda Komorowska (born 1754 in Suszno – 13 February 1771 in the river Rata near Sielec Bełski, Poland) was a Polish noblewoman, known the tragic circumstances of her marriage and death. Daughter of Count Jakub Komorowski and Antonina Pawłowska, Gertruda Komorowska married Count Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Count Stanisław Szczęsny Feliks Potocki (; 1751–1805), of the Piława coat of arms, known as Szczęsny PotockiE. Rostworowski, Potocki Stanisław Szczęsny (Feliks) herbu Pilawa, n:Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. XXVIII, Wrocław–Wars ... on 26 December 1770. The marriage was not arranged in accordance with custom, but was the result of an elopement, possibly following a secret love affair. Her father-in-law forced her spouse to initiate divorce proceedings and send her back to her family, who was to have her imprisoned in a convent for adultery. On her way home, however, she died in mysterious circumstances. Her life has been the subject of fictional port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Komorowski
Andrzej Komorowski (born 19 October 1975) is a Polish traditionalist Catholic priest and the former Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. He was elected to a six-year term on 9 July 2018 by the General Chapter of the Fraternity at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary located in Denton, Nebraska. He was succeeded by Fr. John Berg on July 9, 2024. Komorowski resides at the Fraternity's General House in Fribourg, Switzerland. He is the fourth Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter and the first Pole to hold that position. At their February 29, 2024 private meeting at Vatican City, Pope Francis confirmed that the Tridentine Mass The Tridentine Mass, also known as the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite or ''usus antiquior'' (), Vetus Ordo or the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) or the Traditional Rite, is the liturgy in the Roman Missal of the Catholic Church codified in ... restrictions do not apply to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Komorowski
Marcin Komorowski (; born 17 April 1984) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career In June 2014, Komorowski signed a new two-year contract with Terek Grozny. International He made his first appearance in the Poland national team in a friendly against Serbia on 14 December 2008. International goals Honours Legia Warsaw * Polish Cup: 2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ..., 2011–12 References External links * National team stats * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Pabianice Footballers from Łódź Voivodeship Men's association football defenders Polish men's footballers Poland men's international footballers Stal Głowno players Pelikan Łowicz players RKS Radomsko players Polonia Bytom play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Komorowska
Anna Julia Komorowska (born Anna Julia Dziadzia, formerly Dembowska; 11 May 1953) is a Polish classical philologist and former First Lady of Poland, as the wife of 5th President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski. Early life and education She was born to Jan Dziadzia and Józefa Deptuła (born as Hana Rojer). Both of her parents worked for the communist Ministry of Public Security in post-war Poland. Her maternal grandparents Wolf and Estera Rojer were killed in the Holocaust. The family later changed their name to "Dembowski". Anna Dembowska studied at the Tadeusz Rejtan Lyceum and went on to read classical philology''Anna Komorowska. Harcerka'', gazeta.pl Retrieved 7 July 2010 at the |
Anna Maria Komorowska
Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (; born 20 January 1973) is Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Philippe. She is the first native-born Belgian queen, and has four children. She formerly worked as a speech therapist. She is involved with a range of organisations which address social issues including education, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, and the position of women in society and literacy. Early life and family ''Jonkvrouw'' Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz was born on 20 January 1973 at Edith Cavell Hospital in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium. Her parents are Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz (1936–2008), a politician, and his wife, Countess Anna Maria Komorowska (b. 1946). Mathilde has three sisters: Marie-Alix (1974–1997), Elisabeth (b. 1977, a speech therapist) and Hélène (b. 1979, a lawyer), and one brother Charles-Henri (b. 1985, a lawyer). Her godfather is her uncle, Count Raoul d'Udekem d'Acoz. Mathilde grew up in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zbigniew Komorowski
Zbigniew Komorowski is a Polish former competitive figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d .... He is the 1994 Polish national senior champion, having won the junior title in the 1991–92 season. He placed 14th at the 1992 World Junior Championships and 18th at the 1994 European Championships. His club was Unia Oświęcim. Competitive highlights References Polish male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Oświęcim Year of birth missing (living people) {{Poland-figure-skater-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Komorowska
Maja Komorowska-Tyszkiewicz (born 23 December 1937) is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in over 35 films since 1970. Selected filmography * ''Family Life'' (1971) * ''A Woman's Decision'' (1975) * ''Budapest Tales'' (1976) * ''Spiral'' (1978) * '' The Maids of Wilko'' (1979) *'' From a Far Country'' (1981) * '' A Year of the Quiet Sun'' (1984) * '' Decalogue I'' (1988) * ''Inventory'' (1989) * '' A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve''' (1989) * ''At Full Gallop'' (1996) * '' Katyń'' (2007) Honours and awards * Gold Cross of Merit (1975) * Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (for outstanding contribution to national culture, for achievements in artistic creativity and teaching activities, 2011; Commander's Cross, 2004; Knight's Cross, 2000) * Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence (2002) * Gold Medal for Merit to Culture Gloria Artis The Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture () or Gloria Artis Medal, is a departmental decoration of Poland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
