Stefan Adam Zamoyski
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Count Stefan Adam Zamoyski (17 February 1904–27 October 1976) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 magnate
Magnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...

, landowner.

Stefan had a degree
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...

 of Doctor of Law
Doctor of law
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. He was owner of Wysock estates. Awarded with the Virtuti Militari Order
Virtuti Militari
The Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war...

.

He married Elżbieta Czartoryska on 26 June 1929 in Gołuchów. They have three children:
  • Maria Helena Zamoyska (born on 12 February 1940 in Rome
    Rome
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    )
  • Zdzisław Klemens Zamoyski (born on 25 September 1943 in Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

    )
  • Adam Stefan Zamoyski
    Adam Zamoyski
    Count Adam Stefan Zamoyski is a historian and a member of the ancient Zamoyski family of Polish nobility.-Life:Zamoyski was born in New York City, but was raised in England and was educated at Downside School and The Queen's College, Oxford...

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