Jan Rompski

Jan Rompski
Jón Rómpsczi
Born	(1913-12-08) December 8, 1913 Karthaus, German Empire
Died	December 30, 1969(1969-12-30) (aged 56) Toruń, Poland
Known for	Promoting Kashubian language and culture
Board member of	Zrzesz Kaszëbskô
Spouse	Janina Bożena Hutorowicz
Children	2
Parents	Jan (father) Bronisława née Browarczyk (mother)
Awards
Academic background
Education	Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Alma mater	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Thesis	Opowieści ludu kaszubskiego. Odbicie rzeczywistości społecznej XIX i XX w.
Doctoral advisor	Józef Burszta
Academic work
Discipline	Ethnography
Sub-discipline	Kashubian studies
Institutions	District Museum in Toruń

Jan Rompski (8 December 1913 – 30 December 1969; Kashubian: Jón Rómpsczi) was a Kashubian activist, poet, writer, journalist and ethnographer. He was one of the most important people in the Zrzeszyńce organization. During World War II he belonged to the secret anti-Nazi organization Pomeranian Griffin (Krëjamnô Wòjskòwô Òrganizacëjô "Pòmòrsczi Grif"). He was imprisoned in a concentration camp Stutthof. After the war he finished his studies at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and was strongly involved in the Kashubian movement.

Bibliography

• Kiej
• Vzenjik Arkonë
• Reboce
• Za zemjã (1956)
• Pòrénk (1957),
• Roztrąbarch (1958),
• Lepszé checze (1958)
• Gãsy ùd (1959)
• Scynanié kanië (1961)
• Pomión zwonów (1970)
• Ścinanie kani. Kaszubski zwyczaj ludowy (1973)
• Wiérzte (1980)

Sources

1. L. Bądkowski: Zarys historii literatury kaszubskiej, Gdańsk 1959, 2006.
2. G. Stone: Slav outposts in Central European history : the Wends, Sorbs and Kashubs, London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
3. J. Kurowska: Katalog rękopisów Muzeum Piśmiennictwa i Muzyki Kaszubsko-Pomorskiej w Wejherowie', tom I. Spuścizna Jana Rompskiego, Wejherowo 2005.
4. F. Neureiter: Geschichte der Kaschubischen Literatur. Versuch einer Zusammenfassenden Darstellung, Otto Sagner Verlag München 1991 (Jan Rompski pp. 178–185).
5. F. Neureiter: Historia literatury kaszubskiej. Próba zarysu, Wydawnictwo Morskie, Gdańsk 1982 - ISBN 83-00-00256-1
6. R. Osowicka: Leksykon wejherowian, Wejherowo 2008 (short biography).