Zygmunt Stankiewicz

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Zygmunt Stankiewicz

Zuchwil | Switzerland

First name:

Zygmunt

Last Name:

Stankiewicz

Date of birth:

01-02-1914

Place of birth:

Białystok

Date of death:

27-02-2010

Place od death:

Muri bei Bern

Age:

Profession:

sculptor

Honours and awards:

Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, Krzyż Oficerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski i Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski

Biography:

Zygmunt Stankiewicz (1914-2010), born in Białystok. In 1939, he took part in the September Campaign. He was interned in Switzerland. From 1946 to 1948, he served as director of the Polish Museum in Raperswil. In Switzerland, he opened a lighting fixture factory. He founded the Polish Historical Museum in Muri near Bern. In exile, he was an active activist and ambassador of Polish culture.