Stefan Bobrowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stefan Bobrowski

Polish politician

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1840

Place of Birth: Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1863

Profession: politician

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Stefan Bobrowski (17 January 1840 – 12 April 1863) was a Polish politician and activist for Polish independence.
He participated in the January 1863 Uprising as one of the leaders of its "Red" faction and as a member of that faction's Central National Committee (Komitet Centralny Narodowy), and of the Provisional National Government (Tymczasowy Rzad Narodowy).
To rally peasants to the cause, he advocated land reform and an end to serfdom, while at the same time trying to ensure support from the szlachta (nobility).
He also tried to establish links with potential revolutionaries within Russia who opposed their country's tsar.
Bobrowski died in 1863 in a pistol duel with a member of the "White" faction, Count Adam Grabowski.
He had agreed to the duel though he was sure to lose due to his extreme near-sightedness.Stefan Bobrowski was an uncle to English-language novelist Joseph Conrad, and a possible inspiration for the protagonist of Conrad's Lord Jim.