Jan Rompski | |
Native Name: | Jón Rómpsczi |
Native Name Lang: | csb |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1913 |
Birth Place: | Karthaus, German Empire |
Known For: | Promoting Kashubian language and culture |
Boards: | Zrzesz Kaszëbskô |
Spouse: | Janina Bożena Hutorowicz |
Children: | 2 |
Mother: | Bronisława |
Father: | Jan |
Education: | |
Alma Mater: | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
Thesis Title: | Opowieści ludu kaszubskiego. Odbicie rzeczywistości społecznej XIX i XX w. |
Doctoral Advisor: | Józef Burszta |
Discipline: | Ethnography |
Sub Discipline: | Kashubian studies |
Workplaces: | District Museum in Toruń |
Jan Rompski (8 December 1913 – 30 December 1969; Kashubian: Jón Rómpsczi) was a Kashubian activist, poet, writer, journalist and ethnographer. He was one of the most important people in the Zrzeszyńce organization. During World War II he belonged to the secret anti-Nazi organization Pomeranian Griffin (Krëjamnô Wòjskòwô Òrganizacëjô "Pòmòrsczi Grif"). He was imprisoned in a concentration camp Stutthof. After the war he finished his studies at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and was strongly involved in the Kashubian movement.