Ksawery Zakrzewski

Ksawery Faustyn Ignacy Zakrzewski (February 15, 1876 in Wełna [now Goślinowo] – November 18, 1915 in Poznań) was a Polish physician, independence activist, director of Poznań's Polish Gymnastic Society "Falcon", co-editor of biweekly magazine "Sokół", co-founder (with Marian Seyda) of magazine "Kurier Poznański". According to Bernard Chrzanowski, Zakrzewski was an initiator and co-creator of scouting in Greater Poland. He was one of the main organiser of Polish scouting during Prussian Partition.

ee also

* History of the Scout movement in Poland

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NAME=Zakrzewski, Ksawery Faustyn Ignacy
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=physician, independence activist
DATE OF BIRTH=February 15 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH=Wełna (now Goślinowo), Poland
DATE OF DEATH=November 18 1915
PLACE OF DEATH=Poznań, Poland