Deaths in the 1940s

Jerzy Strzetelski

1874–1943 (age 69)

Jasło

Polish geologist who advanced geological knowledge in the Jasło region.

Edward O'Rourke

1876–1943 (age 67)

Oliwa Cathedral

Tadeusz Burzyński

1914–1944 (age 30)

Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka, Łódź

Polish resident of Łódź whose life was marked by the mid-twentieth century.

Otto Warpechowski

1917–1945 (age 28)

Czerwonka

Artur Jurkiewicz

1893–1942 (age 49)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish aircraft pilot who served during World War II.

Antoni Sadzewicz

1875–1944 (age 69)

Powązki Cemetery

Henryk Wyrzykowski

1884–1949 (age 65)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish journalist whose work shaped intellectual discourse in early twentieth-century Poland.

Janina Zofia Umiastowska

1860–1941 (age 81)

Powązki Cemetery

Maria Szczurowska

1901–1944 (age 43)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish woman whose life spanned the mid-twentieth century.

Władysław Kakiet

1898–1944 (age 46)

Powązki Cemetery

Władysław Żłobicki

1880–1942 (age 62)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish resident whose life spanned the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries.

Józefa Kisielnicka

1859–1941 (age 82)

Powązki Cemetery

Jadwiga Zaleska-Mazurowska

1869–1944 (age 75)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish pianist whose artistry enriched Poland's musical heritage.

Karol Szlenkier

1884–1944 (age 60)

Powązki Cemetery

Roman Trechciński

1882–1944 (age 62)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish resident whose life spanned the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries.

Elwira Korotyńska

1864–1943 (age 79)

Powązki Cemetery

Stanisław Kunicki

1859–1942 (age 83)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish resident whose life spanned the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Lucjan Kaulek

1879–1941 (age 62)

Powązki Cemetery

Wanda Prażmowska-Ivánka

1901–1944 (age 43)

Powązki Cemetery

Polish pedagogue whose educational work contributed to twentieth-century Polish development.

Jan Stawarczyk

1887–1944 (age 57)

Powązki Cemetery

Zygmunt Strzałecki

1873–1946 (age 73)

Powązki Cemetery

Zygmunt Strzałecki was a Polish painter whose works contributed to the nation's artistic heritage during the late 19th ...

Ignacy Łopieński

1865–1941 (age 76)

Powązki Cemetery

Maria Gabrielis

1905–1945 (age 40)

Kietrz

Maria Gabrielis was a Polish nun who devoted her life to religious service and community care.

Julian Filipowicz

1895–1945 (age 50)

Otwock

Leonia Maria Nastał

1903–1940 (age 37)

Stara Wieś

Leonia Maria Nastał was a Polish writer whose works contributed to Polish letters during the interwar period.

Roberta Zofia Babiak

1905–1945 (age 40)

Stara Wieś

Mieczysław Waldeck

1879–1945 (age 66)

Stalowa Wola

Mieczysław Waldeck lived through Poland's most transformative period, from 1879 to 1945.

Jan Marian Krassowski

1883–1947 (age 64)

Piaseczno

Michał Janik

1874–1948 (age 74)

Ulanów

Michał Janik was a Polish teacher who dedicated his career to education and the development of young minds.

Stanisław Jaworski

1898–1944 (age 46)

Ciechanów

Jan Brzeszczyński

1873–1946 (age 73)

Bartoszyce

Jan Brzeszczyński was a Polish teacher who devoted his professional life to education and community instruction.

Karol Pomianowski

1874–1948 (age 74)

Rabka-Zdrój

Tomasz Puchała

1890–1946 (age 56)

Borek Wielkopolski

Tomasz Puchała was a Latin Catholic priest who dedicated his life to religious ministry and pastoral care.

Aleksander Litwinowicz

1879–1948 (age 69)

Central Cemetery in Szczecin

Feliks Iwański

1905–1946 (age 41)

Central Cemetery in Szczecin

Feliks Iwański was a Polish boxer who pursued a career in professional athletics during the interwar period.

Tadeusz Miller

1915–1947 (age 32)

Central Cemetery in Szczecin

Jan Skala

1889–1945 (age 56)

Włochy, Opole Voivodeship

Jan Skala was a Polish writer whose literary works contributed to Polish cultural and intellectual life.

Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein

1917–1944 (age 27)

Jedlińsk

Anna Maria Lubomirska

1891–1943 (age 52)

Stalowa Wola

Anna Maria Lubomirska was born into the prominent Lubomirski family and lived through Poland's most transformative histo...

Leon Lempke

1884–1946 (age 62)

Powązki Cemetery

Leon Sobociński

1895–1948 (age 53)

Powązki Cemetery

Jan Gwalbert Olszewski

1873–1943 (age 70)

Powązki Cemetery

Janina Rak

1905–1942 (age 37)

Powązki Cemetery

Emil Rauer

1870–1943 (age 73)

Powązki Cemetery

Stefan Dziewulski

1876–1941 (age 65)

Powązki Cemetery

Bolesław Nawrocki

1877–1946 (age 69)

Powązki Cemetery

Stanislaw Peszynski

1902–1944 (age 42)

Powązki Cemetery

Franciszek Doleżal

1880–1947 (age 67)

Powązki Cemetery

Atenogenes Pawlikiewicz

1882–1941 (age 59)

Powązki Cemetery

Jadwiga Podgórska

1885–1948 (age 63)

Powązki Cemetery