Seweryn Pieniężny (born on January 6, 1864 in Poznań, died on December 2, 1905 in Olsztyn) - a social and national activist in Warmia, a printer and editor.

He was the son of organist Marcin and Marianna nee Słupińska. In April 1891, he married Joanna, the sister of Jan Liszewski, and had Seweryna with her son.

Seweryn Pieniężny learned the printing profession in Poznań. He worked as a zecer in "Goniec Wielkopolski". He arrived in Olsztyn in July 1886. He supported Jan Liszewski in the editing of "Gazeta Olsztyńska" (its first issue appeared in April 1886). In February 1891, he took over the editorial office of "Gazeta Wyborcza" and increased the circulation of the magazine and the frequency of publishing.

Pieniężnego's involvement in national activities in Warmia meant that he was sued for several lawsuits for allegedly falsely presenting the issue of persecution and limiting the Polish language. In January 1892, he organized a series of rallies (in which he also appeared as a speaker) in the villages of Podolnica, such as Purda, Bartołty Wielkie, Brąswałd and Bartąg. Their goal was to defend the Polish language. From 1891, he co-founded the bookshelves as a sub-director of the People's Reading Society. Together with Eugeniusz Buchholz, he founded the Polish - Catholic Society "Zgoda" under the invocation of Saint. Kazimierz in Olsztyn. In 1893 he represented Warmia at the 50th anniversary of the priesthood of Pope Leo XIII in Rome. In 1898 he was elected a vice-chairman of the district electoral committee (on the Olsztyn poviat). He was the liaison officer of this committee with the Central Election Committee for West Prussia. Bibliography

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