Ludwik Hieronim Morstin

Ludwik Hieronim Morstin
Born	(1886-12-12)12 December 1886 Pławowice
Died	12 May 1966(1966-05-12) (aged 79) Warsaw
Resting place	Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw
Nationality	Polish
Occupation(s)	soldier, diplomat, editor, poet

Ludwik Hieronim Morstin (12 December 1886, Pławowice – 12 May 1966, Warsaw) was a soldier, diplomat, editor and poet.

He was educated at the

on 29 July 1915.

Immediately after the war Morstin served in the Regency Council as well as on diplomatic missions to Paris (1919–1922) and Rome (1922–1924). Between 1930 and 1931 he was the editor of the monthly Pamiętnik Warszawski.

Following the outbreak of the

). Stories have been told of Germans being billeted in the servants' quarters on the ground floor while leaders of the Polish Resistance held secret meetings on the floor above.

When the Second World War ended in 1945 Morstin donated the Palace of Pławowice, park and his personal library to the Circle of Polish Writers. After a period of poor management and lack of financial acumen the Government took over the estate, exported the library to Warsaw and housed peasant families within the palace itself. Two stone lions were removed from the estate in 1966 and can now be seen in front of the Kraków Ratusz Tower.[1] The new tenants used the wooden flooring and furniture for fire wood as well as moving their livestock into the palace. After 53 years of management by the Polish People's Republic the palace and the park was devastated and left in ruins.

Ludwik had moved to

. In 1960 he moved to Warsaw where he lived till his death on 12 May 1966.

Honours and awards

In his lifetime Morstin was awarded the

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