Piotr Domaradzki

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Piotr Domaradzki
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityPolish American
Other namesPeter K. Domaradzki
Alma materUniversity of Gdańsk
OccupationJournalist

Piotr Krystian Domaradzki (June 21, 1946 – November 4, 2015) was a

U.S. citizen
in 1996.

Biography

Writer in Poland

Born in Strzelce Opolskie, a town and county seat in south-western Poland, Domaradzki received his high school diploma from II Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. dra Władysława Pniewskiego in Gdańsk. He graduated from University of Gdańsk with a major in late antiquity military history.

At the time

political asylum.[2]
The Domaradzkis became parents of another child, daughter Sara, in 1991, six years after they settled in Chicago.

Newspaper editor in Chicago

See also: Poles in Chicago

Almost immediately upon arriving in Chicago, Domaradzki began working for Dziennik Związkowy. Before becoming editor-in-chief in 2009, he served as the newspaper's assistant editor from 1985 to 1987 and from 1998 to 2009. In 1996, along with another Chicago-based Polish exile, literary and film critic and academic Wojciech Wierzewski (1941–2008), he founded the discussion forum, Konwersatorium "Dialog 96" which, under the aegis of the Chicago chapter of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA), focused primarily on activities within the cultural and intellectual communities in Poland and abroad.

Death

On October 20, 2015, fire erupted at Domaradzki's home on Grace Street in the Portage Park community of Chicago. He was unconscious when rescued by firefighters[3] and taken to Community First Medical Center and subsequently to a special unit of Loyola University Hospital where he died on November 4, without regaining consciousness, from the aftereffects of smoke inhalation.[4][5][6] He was 69.[7]

Works

Piotr Domaradzki. Autoportret ze świecą [Self-Portrait with a Candle] (1974)

Domaradzki was a graphic artist, musician and painter, as well as author of numerous writings, including the novel Wiórki kokosowe [Coconut Shreds] published in Poland in 2003.

Lwów
and Polish Corps in Russia 1917–1919 (both published by Solidarity Press in 1981) and General Anders and the Soldiers of the II Polish Corps (2002).

His numerous historical essays were a regular feature in Dziennik Związkowy's weekly culture and entertainment section, Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope).

Wikipedia activity

Under the user name "Belissarius", Domaradzki was a prolific and multifaceted contributor on numerous topics in the Polish and English Wikipedia.[10] On Polish Wikipedia, his first edit was on September 26, 2004, and his final two edits were made on the day of the fatal fire, October 20, 2015. On English Wikipedia he was active in the Poland and Military history "WikiProjects," collaborative projects among Wikipedia editors. He frequently contributed to Wikimedia Commons, uploading photographs and drawings. He made over 110,000 edits to various Wikimedia projects, with most activity in Polish Wikipedia, where he made over 100,000 edits and created about 1,200 articles.[11][12]

Further reading

  • Wierzewski, Wojciech A. Polskie Chicago (Polish Chicago). Toruń: Adam Marszałek, 2002.
    ISBN 83-7174-926-0
    .

References

  1. ^ 2009 masthead of Dziennik Związkowy indicating Piotr Domaradzki as editor-in-chief
  2. ^ "Nie żyje Piotr Domaradzki - były redaktor naczelny "Dziennika Związkowego"". www.faktychicago.com (in Polish). Facts Chicago, LLC. November 5, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dog Rushes into Burning Home to Rescue Resident". chicagoareafire.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Nickeas, Peter; Sadovi, Carlos (October 20, 2015). "Family: Bambi the dog races back into burning home for man, 69". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Cherone, Heather (October 25, 2015). "Family Fundraises for 'Hero' Dog That Ran Into Burning House to Find Owner". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "Man Whose 'Hero' Dog Tried to Save Him Dies After Portage Park House Fire". DNAinfo Chicago. October 11, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Byline: EM. "Red. Piotr Domaradzki nie żyje {Ed. Piotr Domaradzki Dies}" (Dziennik Związkowy, November 4, 2015)
  8. ^ "Wiórki kokosowe". merlin.pl. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "Wiórki kokosowe". marszalek.com.pl. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  10. Chicago, Illinois
    . November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  11. ^ Xtools: edit stats tools.wmflabs.org
  12. ^ "X!'s tools". wmflabs.org. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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