Leon Kowalski - the Grudziadz Typesetter and Editor Before the Prussian Court

• Authors: Gzella G.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Published since 1894, the periodical 'Gazeta Grudziadzka' (GG) often came under the scrutiny from the police and prosecution services for publications that did not conform to the law applicable in the part of Poland ruled by Prussia. Leon Kowalski, the author of texts published in the 12 and 17 September 1907 editions of GG, was one of the periodical's editors who appeared before the court when14 activists from the Hakata organisation were offended by his publications. The court accepted the charges, sentencing the editor in chief of GG to three months and two days in prison. Kowalski served his sentence in the prison in Wronki.

Keywords

EN

GAZETA GRUDZIADZKA; KOWALSKI LEON; PRUSSIAN RULE (POLAND)

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Rocznik Historii Prasy Polskiej
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1(15)
• Pages: 5-16
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Gzella G.

• G. Gzella, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Instytut Informacji Naukowej i Bibliologii, ul. Gagarina 13a, 87-100 Torun, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05PLAAAA00441109