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Damian Sawczak

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Damian Sawczak
Дем'я́н Савча́к
BornДем'я́н Савча́к
(1847-07-13)July 13, 1847
Nowy Sącz or Nowy Wieś, Austrian Empire (now Poland)
DiedDecember 29, 1912(1912-12-29) (aged 65)
Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
(now Ukraine)
Occupationpublic figure, lawyer, judge, ambassador
CitizenshipAustria-Hungary

Damian Sawczak (Ukrainian: Дем'я́н Савча́к; 13 July 1847 – 29 December 1912) was a Ukrainian judge in Halychyna (Zalishchyky, Khodoriv, Husiatyn). Member of Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria. At a meeting of regional Galician Diet on March 3, 1892 he proposed to open a state gymnasium in Buchach with studying in Ukrainian language.