Jan Trepczyk

Jan Trepczyk
Jón Trepczik
Information board about Trepczyk in Strysza Buda
Born(1907-10-22)October 22, 1907
DiedSeptember 3, 1989(1989-09-03) (aged 81)
OccupationTeacher
Organisations
Known forPromoting Kashubian language and culture
Notable workSłownik Polsko-Kaszubski
SpouseLeokadia Czaja
Parents
  • Jan (father)
  • Berta née Hebel (mother)
AwardsOrder of Poland Restored (Polonia Restituta) (Cavalier)Golden "Cross of Merit" (Poland)

Jan Trepczyk (Kashubian: Jón Trepczik; 22 October 1907 in Strysza Buda, Kartuzy – 3 September 1989, in Wejherowo, Poland) was a Kashubian poet, songwriter, ideologist, lexicographer, and teacher. He was a member of the Regional Kashub Association of Kartuzy, of the Zrzeszeńcy (associationists), and of the Kashubian–Pomeranian Association. He compiled a Polish-Kashubian dictionary and co-founded the Museum of Kashubian and Pomeranian Writing and Music in Wejherowo.