Adam Próchnik

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Adam Próchnik

Adam Feliks Próchnik (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈpruxɲik]; Lwów, 21 August 1892 – 22 May 1942, Warsaw) was a Polish socialist activist, politician and historian.

Life

Próchnik was born in Lwów,

Jewish family.[1] His mother, née Felicja Nossig, was the sister of the sculptor and Zionist activist Alfred Nossig.[2] According to some sources, he was the extramarital son of the Polish socialist Ignacy Daszyński.[3][4]

While in high school he became involved in socialist activism.[1] As a student, he joined the Polish Social Democratic Party of Galicia; he supported the Polish Socialist Party – Left faction over the Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction led by Józef Piłsudski.[1]

Before

battle of Lwów during the Polish–Ukrainian War.[1]

In interwar Poland, Próchnik became an activist of the

People's Republic of Poland.[1]

He worked as an archivist in Piotrków and Poznań.[1] For a time he was employed by Poland's Ministry of Culture and Religion. His attempt to enter the academic life ended when his application for a position in the University of Warsaw was rejected, due to his left wing views being unpopular among the right wing faculty there (despite a support from his candidature from professor Wacław Tokarz.[1] He nonetheless became a member of the Polish Historical Society, published in historical journals and attended professional conferences.[1]

During

heart attack.[1]
He is buried in Evangelical-Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw.

Tributes

Próchnik's Warsaw grave

Several landmarks and organizations in Poland bear Próchnik's name.

Works

In his historical works, Próchnik was a strong adherent to

labor movement in Poland, including a study of the women's role in the Polish labor movement (both areas in which he was a pioneer); and contemporary history of the Second Polish Republic.[1] Overall, his works are regarded as well researched and well written.[1]

  • "Obrona Lwowa od 1 do 22 listopada 1918", Zamość 1919;
  • "Demokracja Kościuszkowska", Lwów 1920, Warszawa 1947;
  • "Bunt łódzki w roku 1892", Warszawa (?) 1932;
  • as Henryk Swoboda "Pierwsze piętnastolecie Polski niepodległej", (first serialized in 1933 in newspaper "Robotnik" (censored), first full version translated into German in 1933. Complete Polish editions in 1957 and 1983.
  • "W trzynastą rocznicę "Krwawej środy", Warszawa 1936;
  • "Ideologia spółdzielczości robotniczej" Warszawa 1937;
  • "Co to jest spółdzielczość. Istota - cel - zadania", Warszawa 1937;
  • "Idee i ludzie", Warszawa 1938;
  • "Powstanie państwa polskiego", Warszawa 1939;
  • "Stronnictwa polityczne Wielkiej Rewolucji Francuskiej", Warszawa 1958;
  • "Studia z dziejów polskiego ruchu robotniczego" (editor K. Dunin-Wąsowicz), Warszawa 1958;
  • "Studia i szkice" (editor K.Dunin-Wąsowicz), Warszawa 1962;
  • "Francja i Polskaw latach 1789-1794" (editor K.Dunin-Wąsowicz), Warszawa 1964;
  • "Wybór publicystyki" (editors M.M.Drozdowski, K.Dunin-Wąsowicz, Z.Marciniak, J.Żarnowski), Warszawa 1971;

See also

  • List of Poles

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-8020-9036-2, Google Print, p.443-447
  2. ISBN 83-910975-2-8
    , pp. 128-147
  3. ^ Walentyna Najdus, Ignacy Daszyński, 1866-1936, Google Print, p.508
  4. ISBN 83-07-01310-0
    , p.32

Further reading

  • "Próchnik, Adam Feliks," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN (PWN Universal Encyclopedia),
    Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe
    , vol. 3, 1975, p. 712.
  • Nicieja S., Biografia i działalność Adama Próchnika – historyka, polityka, publicysty, Warszawa 1986;
  • Marciniak Z. i J., Adam Feliks Próchnik (1892-1942), "Z pola walki", r.1, 1958, nr 3.
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