Antoni Jan Ostrowski

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Antoni Jan Ostrowski : biography

27 May 1782 – 4 December 1845

Count Antoni Jan Ostrowski (1782–1845) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), landowner, political and economic activist, general and publicist.

He became senator-castellan and member of the Sejm in the Kingdom of Poland (1815–1830). Founder of the city of Tomaszów Mazowiecki. During the November Uprising in 1830–1831, he was appointed general and commander of the National Guards (Gwardia Narodowa) in Warsaw. After the collapse of the Uprising he emigrated to France.

Useful bibliography

  • Ryszard Kotewicz, Antoni Ostrowski 1782-1845, ziemianin, przemysłowiec, założyciel Tomaszowa Mazowieckiego [Antoni Ostrowski 1782-1845, landowner, industralist, founder of Tomaszów Mazowiecki], Warszawa 1995 (book in Polish; it includes photos, bibliography).
  • W. Zajewski, Ostrowski Antoni Jan, in: Polski Słownik Biograficzny [Polish Biographical Dictionary], vol. XXIV, Wrocław 1979, pp. 546–550 (biographical note in Polish).

Category:1782 births Category:1845 deaths Category:People from Warsaw Category:People from Tomaszów Mazowiecki Category:Counts of Poland Category:Members of the Sejm of Duchy of Warsaw Category:Polish politicians Category:Polish publicists Category:Generals of the November Uprising Category:Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Congress Poland)

Works

  • Pomysły o potrzebie reformy towarzyskiej… (1834)
  • Pamiętnik z czasów powstania listopadowego (1961)