Hutten-Czapski Emeryk jr

Emeryk Jr. Hutten-Czapski was a politician and social activist. He was born in 1897 in Stańków, died in 1979 in Rome. He studied in St. Petersburg, and in 1918 he became secretary of the Union of Poles from the Belarusian Borderlands. Later, he was a starost in Stołpce, honorary of the District Court in Grodno and a member of parliament. During the war, he took care of the Polish soldiers. After World War II, Czapski Jr established the Hospice of the Polish Knights of Malta Association in Rome, taking care of the representatives of science and culture coming from the country.

For many years he continued the collecting passions of his grandfather Emeryk. He has amassed a valuable collection of about 700 maps of the former territories of the Commonwealth, as well as many engravings and old prints. He donated these collections to the National Museum in Krakow.

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Key Facts • Noble magnate family originating from Pomerania and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with significant contributions to Kraków's cultural heritage • Donated a palace at Józefa Piłsudskiego Street to the National Museum in 1903 • Latin inscription "Monumentis patriae naufragio ereptis" on the palace façade reflects their mission
Key Facts • Polish count and renowned numismatist (1828-1896), born in Stańków, present-day Belarus • Created one of the world's most comprehensive Polish numismatic collections with over 60,000 specimens • Served as governor of Veliky Novgorod (1863) and deputy governor of St. Petersburg • Published the groundbreaking five-volume "Catalogue de
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