Famous People with Name Zygmunt

Zygmunt Jan Kisielewski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zygmunt Jan Kisielewski: was a Polish writer, brother of Jan August and father of Stefan. During World War I (1914–1917) he was a combatant in the Polish Legions. He was an editor of Robotnik (The Worker) from 1918 to 1925. He also authored books on social-national and military subjects. His memoir is entitled Poranek.

Zygmunt Kubiak            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zygmunt Kubiak: was a Polish writer, essayist, translator, propagator of the antique culture, and professor at the University of Warsaw.

Zygmunt Wojciechowski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zygmunt Wojciechowski: was a Polish historian of state and law.In 1921, Wojciechowski began studying at the University in Lvov, which had then just returned to the re-created Polish state under the name of Lwów. In 1924, he obtained a doctorate in medieval history, social sciences, and economics, and became assistant professor at the Institute for Auxiliary Sciences to History. In 1925, he moved to Poznan, where he first was the deputy holder of the chair for the history of the political system and Ancient Polish law at Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM). The same year, he completed his habilitation with a thesis on the territorial administration of medieval settlements. He became extraordinary (non-tenured) professor in 1929, and full professor in January 1937. From 1939, he was the dean of the university's Department of Law and Economics. Since 1934, Zygmunt Wjciechowski had been one of the main ideologists of the Camp of Great Poland (OWP). During the occupation of Poland in World War II, he was involved with the Polish underground authorities, teaching at the Uniwersytet Ziem Zachodnich ("University of the Western Territories", a part of the underground education system), and heading the Government Delegation for Poland's department of education from 1940 to 1945.

Zygmunt Zulawski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zygmunt Zulawski: was a Polish politician, association activist, and socialist.

Zygmunt Grodner            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Zygmunt Grodner: is a Polish Olympic fencer and physician. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.