Jadwiga Szeptycka | |
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Born | Jadzia Szembekówna 16 March 1883 Siemianice, Poland |
Died | 27 September 1939 Prylbychi, Poland | (aged 56)
Nationality | Polish |
Other names | Inka Szeptycka |
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, Ethnographer |
Spouse | Leon Szeptycki |
Children | Eight |
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Jadwiga Szeptycka (16 March 1883 – 27 September 1939) was a published Polish archeologist and ethnographer, writer and social activist. She was murdered by Soviet NKVD agents at her home in Poland after it was invaded by Soviet forces at the beginning of the Second World War.