Zygmunt Jordan
1824–1866 (age 42)
Biography
Zygmunt Jordan was a Polish military officer whose career reflected the struggles and aspirations of Poland during a period of partition and foreign domination. Born in 1824, he devoted his life to military service, embodying the martial traditions of the Polish nobility and gentry class.
Jordan's death in 1866 marked the end of a life dedicated to his profession. His burial in Montmartre Cemetery in Paris testifies to the respect he commanded and the connections maintained by Polish military figures with the European intellectual and cultural centers of the nineteenth century.