Wojciech jastrzebowski biography of christopher

Polish biologist

For the Polish sculptor, see Wojciech Jastrzębowski (sculptor).

Wojciech Bogumił Jastrzębowski (Polish pronunciation:['vɔjt͡ɕɛxjastʂɛm'bɔfski]; 19 April 1799 – 30 December 1882) was a Polish scientist, naturalist, and inventor; professor of botany, physics, zoology, and horticulture at Instytut Rolniczo-Leśny in Warsaw's Marymont district; a founder of ergonomics; and an insurgent in Poland's November 1830 Uprising.

In 1831 he framed the first proposal of a constitution for a European union.

Life

Wojciech Jastrzębowski was born in Szczepkowo-Giewarty, Janowo parish, near Mława, on 19 April 1799. He was a member of a Polish noble (szlachta) family – originally from the village of Janowiec-Jastrząbki in Janowiec Kościelny, in Pobożany parish – bearing the Pobóg coat of arms.

His father, Maciej Jastrzębowski, married Marianna Leśnikowska, heiress to part of Szczepkowo-Giewarty. Soon after their wedding, he moved to