Antoni Zdanowski

Antoni Zdanowski
Portrait of Zdanowski, 1938
Born	(1895-04-05)April 5, 1895 Węgrów, Congress Poland
Died	January 19, 1948(1948-01-19) (aged 52) Warsaw, Poland
Resting place	Powązki Cemetery
Other names	Bis Tolek
Known for	Co-founder of the Warsaw Housing Cooperative
Political party	PPS
Other political affiliations	PPS-WRN
Spouse	Janina Pajdak
Parents	Piotr (father) Maria née Złotkowska (mother)

Antoni Zdanowski (1895–1948) was a Polish social and union activist, and also an editor of Robotniczy Przegląd Gospodarczy. In 1917 he became a member of Polish Socialist Party in Russia.

During 1919–1920 he was a secretary of Central Commission of Trade Unions and from 1925–1939 he served as its vice-general secretary. In 1921, he co-founded the Warsaw Housing Cooperative.

During World War II Zdanowski was a member of Polish Socialist Party – Freedom, Equality, Independence and in the years of 1940–1945 manager of its Central Party Administration.

He and his wife, Janina Pajdak, were arrested in 1947 by the by Office of Security. She died that same year in prison. He died the following year (1948) in prison.

References

• "Zdanowski Antoni". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
• "Zdanowski Antoni". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-02-16.