Jerzy Jełowicki Explained

Jerzy Jełowicki
Other Names:Jerzy Bożeniec Jełowicki
Nationality:Polish
Occupation:agronomist and Painter
Birth Date:11 August 1899
Birth Place:Rożniatówka, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Death Place:Łomianki, Poland

Jerzy Jełowicki (11 August 1899  - 22 September 1939) was a Polish landowner, agricultural engineer, military reservist and painter. For his service as a military reservist, he was awarded the Order of Virtuti Militari. He obtained his degree in agronomy at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, followed by studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.[1]

His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed three weeks into the German invasion of Poland in the Siege of Warsaw during World War II.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bohaterowie Bitwy nad Bzurą: Karta poległego. pl. bohaterowie1939.pl. 2022-02-27.
  2. Web site: Jerzy Jełowicki . Olympedia . 14 August 2020.