Jan Słomka
Jan Słomka | |
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 A portrait of Słomka taken during Ignacy Mościcki's visit to the Tarnowski family, 1929. From the collections of the National Digital Archives | |
| Born | Jan Bartłomiej Słomka 22 June 1842 |
| Died | 26 March 1932 (aged 89) |
Resting place | Cmentarz Parafii pw. Wniebowzięcia NMP |
| Education | second grade (primary school) |
| Occupation | Wójt |
| Spouse | Marianna (Maria) Słomka née Tworek |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Polish |
| Notable work | Pamiętniki włościanina od pańszczyzny do dni dzisiejszych |
| Wójt of Dzików | |
| In office July 1887 – 14 November 1918 | |
| Monarch | Franz Joseph I |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved during Republic |
Jan Słomka (1842–1932) was the Habsburg Polish wójt of Dzików in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Słomka is perhaps best known for his memoir, From Serfdom to Self-Government: Memoirs of a Polish Village Mayor, with its descriptions of Polish peasant life from the time of Polish serfdom until after World War I.
Published works
Serfdom to Self-Government. Memoirs of a Polish village mayor, 1842-1927 by Jan, Wojt w Dzikowie Slomka (Author) and translated by William John Rose (Minerva Publishing Co., 1941)[1]
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