hroughout the years, many bearers of the Dobrzynski name became well known in history.
The earliest written information about Dobrzynski can be seen in Teki Dworzaczka, where in 1440, in the Koscian district, Mikolaj Dobrzynski signed a 300 grzywna to Jadwiga Kawecka a wife of Wojciech Ostrowski.
gnacy Feliks Dobrzynski, a Polish composer of the Romantic period in Poland. Ignacy was born on February 25, 1807 in Romanów, Volhynia into a musically talented family. His father was a musician of count Ilinski's orchestra, mother Eudoksja Korellin Russian. From 1825 he studied music under professor Józef Elsner, who also was teaching music to Chopin. In 1829,
for the coronation of the Russian Czar Nicolas I as the King of Poland, he composed his First symphony. On 17 March 1836 his Second symphony won the first prize in an international Vienna contest. In the middle of 1830 Ignacy Feliks composed his only opera Monnbar that premiered in 1863. Ignacy Dobrzynski died on Oct 09, 1867. He was buried in Powazki cemetery on Oct 12 1867 by Funeral Hymn of the other Polish composer Stanislaw Moniuszki.
n the list of ordered Virtuti Militari there are four Dobrzynskis;
Jan Dobrzynski, the lieutenant of the First Infantry Regiment was ordered in 1807-1813 in Duchy of Warsaw with the order of the 4th class.
Faustyn Dobrzynski, the commander-in-chief of Wlodzimierski's Uprising, on October 04, 1831 received the order of the 4th class.
Bohdan Dobrzynski, the second lieutenant, the Third Uhlan Regiment, on January 26, 1922 received the 5th class order and
Bronislaw Dobrzynski, the second lieutenant of the Second Polish Corps on May 10, 1922 received the Virtuti Militari of the 5th class.
n the list of the 14,700 of Polish officers murdered by Russian NKWD in April 1940 in Katyn we can find
Eugeniusz Dobrzynski born 1905 son of Julian - Katyn
Michal Waclaw Dobrzynski born 1900 son of Stanislaw and Eugenia - Starobielsk
Wladyslaw Dobrzynski born 1904 son of Andrzej - Ostaszkowo
n Washington DC on the Memorial Wall of dead soldiers in Vietnam in section 44E in row 35 is the name of Raymond Paul Dobrzynski. He was born August 04, 1947, lived in Wilmington Delaware and died in action on March 13, 1968 in South Vietnam.
ouise Dobrzyñska-Rybicka, Extra-ordinary Professor of University of Poznan, University librarian; Born: November 19 1870 in Brzezawa near Sanok, Little Poland. Father Louis, Count of Dobrzynski. On August 12, 1896 she married Charles Rybicki. Mrs Dobrzynska's Education: Doctor of Philosophy Zurich, studies in Louvin (Belgium), Paris and Oxford. In 1892-1903
she was teaching the Polish language in an underground school in Kalisz. She was fighting for Poland's independence from Prussia's annexation.
onstanty Dobrzynski the poet. He debuted in Poznan in 1931 with the poem "Boys"
aclaw Tadeusz Dobrzynski was born in 1884 in Kiev. He was a lawyer, journalist and a soldier. In 1929 he arrived to Ireland and worked as a
Consul General
until 1954. After WWII he continued to represent the Polish Government in exile in the post-war period. He worked towards promoting the Irish-Polish relationship through culture, sport and trade.
n the list of officers of the November Uprising we can find five Dobrzynskis
Antoni Dobrzynski born 1813 in Koniuchy Wlodzimierz district in Ukraine. In March 1831 Officer Cadet of Second Krakow Regiment, the second lieutenant of Wlodimierski Uprising he went to Prussia. In March 1832 he came to Paris. From 1837 he was a member of the TDP (Polish Democratic Society). Died in 1872 in Galicia.
Faustyn Jan Dobrzynski born 1780 in Radziwillowo. Participant of Napoleon's wars. The commander-in-chief of Wlodzimierz Uprising. On May 15, 1831 he contributed to disarm of Russian solders in Wlodzimierz. On February 27, 1832 he came to Paris. From 1837 member of TDP (Polish Democratic Society)
Józef Dobrzynski the lieutenant in Podole Uprising. He came to Paris in 1831.
Ludwik Dobrzynski officer, from 1831 the lieutenant and from June 1831 the captain- Michal Dobrzynski from October of 1831 second lieutenant of infantry than was in artillery. In October 1831 with Rybinski he went to Prussia
ictitious person, Maciek Dobrzynski, the head of Dobrzynski family in the poem of Adam Mickiewicz "Pan Tadeusz" is the best known Dobrzynski for millions of people. The whole sixth part of "Pan Tadeusz" is devoted to describe the Dobrzynski family living in today's Lithuania.