Jadwiga Szeptycka

Jadwiga Szeptycka
Born
Jadzia Szembekówna

16 March 1883
Siemianice, Poland
Died27 September 1939(1939-09-27) (aged 56)
Prylbychi, Poland
NationalityPolish
Other namesInka Szeptycka
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, Ethnographer
SpouseLeon Szeptycki
ChildrenEight
Parents
  • Piotr Szembek (father)
  • Maria Fredrów (mother)

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.