Franciszek Dobrowolski

Franciszek Dobrowolski
Dictator of the Polish National Government
In office May 23, 1863 – June 9, 1863
Preceded by	Agaton Giller
Succeeded by	Piotr Kobylański
In office September 17, 1863 – October 17, 1863
Preceded by	Karol Majewski
Succeeded by	Romuald Traugutt
Personal details
Born	July 20, 1830 Suchympn n. Płock Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	July 11, 1896 Poznań, Grand Duchy of Posen, Germany

Franciszek Dobrowolski (Polish pronunciation: [fraɲˈt͡ɕiʂɛɡ dɔbrɔˈvɔlskʲi]; 1830–1896) was a Polish theatre director, editor of Dziennik Poznański (Poznań Daily) and a social and political activist who participated in the Polish National Government during the January Uprising.

Briefly interned in 1864, Dobrowolski left Poland for Germany eventually settling in Poznań where he worked as an editor for Dziennik Poznański and as director of the Polish Theatre in Poznań.

References

• Witold Jakóbczyk, Przetrwać na Wartą 1815–1914, Dzieje narodu i państwa polskiego, vol. III-55, Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warszawa 1989.