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Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 January 1923 | (aged 53)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Resting place | Powązki Cemetery |
Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts |
Occupation | Artist |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski (1 December 1869 – 31 January 1923) was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement. In 1922 he assassinated Poland's first President, Gabriel Narutowicz, in his first week in office as president.