Stefan Bobrowski

Stefan Bobrowski
Stefan Bobrowski in 1862
Born(1840-01-17)January 17, 1840
near Berdychiv, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedApril 12, 1863(1863-04-12) (aged 23)
Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow
Organization"Reds" (Czerwoni)
MovementJanuary Uprising

Stefan Bobrowski (17 January 1840[note 1] – 12 April 1863) was a Polish politician and activist for Polish independence. He participated in the January 1863 Uprising as one of the leaders[1] of its "Red" faction and as a member of that faction's Central National Committee (Komitet Centralny Narodowy), and of the Provisional National Government (Tymczasowy Rząd Narodowy).

To rally peasants to the cause, he advocated land reform and an end to serfdom, while at the same time trying to ensure support from the szlachta (nobility). He also tried to establish links with potential revolutionaries within Russia who opposed their country's tsar.

Bobrowski died in 1863 in a pistol duel with a member of the "White" faction, Count Adam Grabowski. He had agreed to the duel though he was sure to lose due to his extreme near-sightedness.[2]

Stefan Bobrowski was an uncle to English-language novelist Joseph Conrad,[1] and a possible inspiration for the protagonist of Conrad's Lord Jim.[3]


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  1. ^ a b Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A. (2007). Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: A Routledge Study Guide. Taylor & Francis. p. 4. ISBN 9780203003787. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  2. ^ Simmons, A.; Stape, J.H. (2000). Lord Jim: Centennial Essays. Rodopi. p. 69. ISBN 9789042012240. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  3. ^ Société conradienne française (1999). L'époque conradienne N° 24/1998. Presses universitaires de Limoges. p. 47. ISBN 9782842871079. Retrieved 2017-01-10.