Ksawery Faustyn Ignacy Zakrzewski (February 15, 1876 in Wełna [now Goślinowo

Goslinowo

Goślinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Gniezno and north-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

] – November 18, 1915 in Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

) was a Polish

Poland

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 physician

Physician

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, independence activist, director of Poznań's Polish Gymnastic Society "Falcon", co-editor of biweekly magazine Sokół, co-founder (with Marian Seyda) of magazine Kurier Poznański. According to Bernard Chrzanowski

Bernard Chrzanowski

Bernard Chrzanowski was a Polish social and political activist, president of the Union of the Greater Poland Falcons "Sokół".-References:...

, Zakrzewski was an initiator and co-creator of scouting

Scouting

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....

 in Greater Poland

Greater Poland

Greater Poland or Great Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief city is Poznań.The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history...

. He was one of the main organiser of Polish scouting

Scouting in Poland

The Scouting and Guiding movement in Poland consists of about twelve independent organizations with an overall membership of 190,000 Scouts and Guides...

 in the Prussian partition

Prussian partition

The Prussian partition refers to the former territories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth acquired during the partitions of Poland in the late 18th century by the Kingdom of Prussia.-History:...

of Poland.