Piotr Wysocki, 1797 - 1874
Instructor in the Warsaw, (Poland)
Military College for Infantry Officer Cadets. Co-organizer and
leader of the plot that lead to the November Uprising
(1830-1831). In February 1832 sentenced to death for the
participation in the Uprising. This was later changed to
life-sentence in a penal colony in Siberia and seizure of all
property. In 1857 returned from Siberia and settled in Warka.
(based on: Encyklopedia Popularna PWN 1994, Kronika Dziejow
Polskich 1995, Maly Slownik Historii Polski 1997)
Last updated: 2001-03-05
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