Gustaw Potworowski

Gustaw Potworowski, count, (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡustaf pɔtfɔˈrɔfskʲi]; June 3, 1800, Bielewo - November 23, 1860, Poznań) was a Polish activist, founder of the Kasyno in Gostyń, activist of the Polish League (Liga Polska).

Born into an old Calvinist noble family, was one of the leading persons of the Polish national movement in the Prussian Province of Posen. He was the founding chairman of the Polish National Committee (1848).

References

Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815-1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 61985300 GND: 104293551

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