Edward Juergens
Edward Juergens (born October 11, 1827 in Płock , † August 2, 1863 in Warsaw ) was a Polish freedom fighter of German descent, participant in the January uprising of 1863/1864, leader of the Warsaw "Millener" group. He was a member of the Evangelical Augsburg Church .
He was the son of the German carpenter Heinrich Juergens from Holstein and Anna born. Krüger, widow of a glazier. Edward attended high school in Płock. After graduating from high school as a political suspect, he was spied on by the Russian police since 1847. He studied at the University of Dorpat ( Tartu ), after completing his studies in 1852, he settled in Warsaw.
He was an advocate of organic labor and an opponent of armed resistance. He promoted the abolition of peasant serfdom and the autonomy of Congress Poles within the Russian Empire.
After the Millener group joined the liberal “Whites” party, he became a member of the executive committee of this party. In 1859 he became a member of a committee for the preparation of an armed uprising, in 1863 he supported the January uprising.
During the uprising he was arrested by the Russians and died on the night of August 2 to August 3, 1863 in the Tenth Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel .
He was buried first in the Powązki cemetery , then in the Evangelical-Augsburg cemetery .
bibliography
- Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. XI, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków 1964–1965.
- Alexander Kraushar: Edward Jürgens: karta z dziejów 1863 roku : Warszawa: 1907
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Juergens, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Warsaw merchant, January insurgent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plock |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1863 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |