Eligiusz Niewiadomski

Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski
Born(1869-12-01)1 December 1869
Died31 January 1923(1923-01-31) (aged 53)
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Resting placePowązki Cemetery
Alma materImperial Academy of Arts
OccupationArtist
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath

Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski (1 December 1869 – 31 January 1923) was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement. In 1922 he assassinated Poland's first President, Gabriel Narutowicz, in his first week in office as president.


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