Józef Dybowski (1812-1885), born in Stoczek, son of Ksawery Dybowski and Anna Sobieska, husband of Kamila Kosiorowska, manufacturer of rubber products. A participant in the November Rising and expeditions of General Dwernicki's corps to Wołyń; took part in the campaign of 1831. In exile in France, Switzerland and England; collaborated with Giuseppe Mazzini, and took part in the Savoy expedition. Doctor of laws, graduated from Poitiers (1845). Member of the Polish Democratic Society, secretary of the Centralisation, sent in 1848 to Greater Poland to coordinate the return of emigrants. On his return to France, he settled in Paris, respected in Polish and French circles.

He died on 14 or 15 May 1885 in Paris, and was buried on 16 May 1885 in the Père Lachaise cemetery. He left a widow, three daughters and three sons.

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• French-language: 'Joseph Dybowski, Polish emigrant with the sacraments of the Church, died on 14 May 1885 in his 73rd year in Paris at his residence rue Rottembourg 16, buried. 16 tm. on cm. Père Lachaise after a service in the parish church of de l'Immaculée-Conception, signed by the widow Dybowska, Alexandre, Xavier and Jean Dybowski, Misses Anna and Emilia Dybowska, Marius Poileux and his wife his children, family and friends."
• French second: "Joseph Dybowski, Polish émigré, died in Paris on 14 May 1885 in the 73rd year of his life, signed by Mrs Camille Dybowska, Alexandre Dybowski professor at the Lycée Charlemagne, Xavier Dybowski Attache au Jardin d'Acclimatisation de Paris, Jean Dybowski, chargé Conférences à l'École Nationale d'Agriculture de Grignon, Miss Anna Dybowska, Mrs Poileux née. Dybowska wife of Marius, Miss Emi-lie Dybowska, Marius Poileux régisseur du Domaine des Agneaux and family his wife, father, father-in-law and relatives."
• "Kurjer Polski w Paryżu: dwutygodnik polityczny-literacki-społeczny: organ patryotyczny Polski" R. 5, no. 36 (15 June 1885) p. 8: "NEKROLOGJA: Józef Dybowski, a native of the Kingdom of Poland, was 18 years old when the 1830 uprising broke out. He left school and enlisted in the corps of General Dwernicki, with whom he went on an expedition to Volhynia. After Dwernicki's expedition to Galicia, Dybowski returned to the battlefield and, serving in the 4th Regiment of mounted riflemen in the main army under the command of General Skrzynecki, took part in the great battles of the campaign of 1831. In exile, he first stayed in France, but then moved to Switzerland, where he was active with Mazzini and belonged to the Savoy expedition. Forced to expel himself from the Helvetic republic, he spent several years in England. Returning to France, he studied law in Poitiers and, after taking the examina in 1845, received the degree of Doctor of Laws. He took an active part in the affairs of the Polish Democratic Society and became its secretary. When the uprising in Kraków broke out in 1846, he arrived in Paris and came into contact with Lelewel, Lamenais, Ledru-Rollin and other leaders of the great liberal movement. In 1847 he returned to Poitiers and married in that city. After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1848, Dybowski was sent by the Polish Democracy to Greater Poland to agree on ways of bringing emigrants to the country, so that they could join the ranks of the uprising fighting against the Prussians. Arrested in Prussia, he had to return to Paris. It was then that Dufour, Minister of the Interior, gave him an order to leave France on the pretext that with his agitations he had become a danger to public order. It was only Bixio's noble intervention that caused Dufour to withdraw the order." From then on, Dybowski resided permanently in Paris, respected for his integrity by Poles and French alike. He died at the age of 73, on 14 May 1885, and was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery. He left behind a widow, three daughters and three adult sons. Honour to his memory!"