Adomas Bitė
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Adomas Bitė | |
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Born | 1836 Belzariškis, Raseiniai County |
Died | 9 1884 (aged approximately 48) Poitiers |
Adomas Bitė (Polish: Adam Bitis; 1836–1884) was a participant of the January Uprising and a peasant.[1][2]
Biography
Bitė was born in 1836 in
In March 1863, he joined the group of
At the end of 1863 or the start of 1864, Bitė left his group, passing the command to Wincenty Powilański, and himself leaving for France to find arms and foreign aid, but he did not return after the uprising was defeated.[1] He lived in Paris.[1] In Paris, he worked as a printer, lighting street lamps, among other things.
In 1871, he fought in the Paris Commune.[1] He was given the rank of colonel by the Government of National Defense.[4] He was active in the Veterans' Association. He learned to speak Polish and French. He lived on Sainte-Catherine-d'Enfer no 4.
On 29 December 1878, he married Lucille Le Prieur, daughter of Louis Jean and Louise Francoise Vivier. Died on 9 January 1884 in Poitiers.[4]
References
Sources
- Maksimaitienė, Ona (2003). "Adomas Bitė". Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. p. 249.
- Zieliński, Stanisław (1935). Obrazki z powstania 1863 r. (in Polish). Warsaw.
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