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Eligiusz Niewiadomski

1869-12-01 – 1923-01-31

Portrait of Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Early press photograph of Eligiusz Niewiadomski, assassin of President Narutowicz of Polish Second Republic, scanned from autobiography Kartki z więzienia, Poznań, 1923Credit: Polish press agency

Life & Legacy

Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski (1 December 1869 – 31 January 1923) was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement. In 1922, he assassinated Poland's first President, Gabriel Narutowicz, in his first week in office as president.

Occupation & Career

painter, pedagogue, writer, murderer, art critic, art historian, artist

Education

Gymnasium in Warsaw; Imperial Academy of Arts

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Warsaw University of Technology

Education & Institutions

Gymnasium in Warsaw · Imperial Academy of Arts

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q983807 — wikidata View source

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