Alojzy Matuszczyk
1888–1964 (age 76)
Biography
Alojzy Matuszczyk was born in 1888 in Wodzisław Śląski, a town in the Silesian region of Poland. He lived through a period of significant change in Polish history, including the restoration of Polish independence and the subsequent development of the modern Polish state.
Matuszczyk's long life allowed him to witness the transformation of his homeland across several decades. He died in 1964, having lived through the late imperial period, the interwar years, and the early post-war era of Polish history.