SIR CASIMIR GZOWSKI - A FAMOUS CANADIAN
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Quote:Gzowski, born in 1813, fell afoul of Czarist authorities for his part in the Polish revolt of 1832, and emigrated first to The United States and then to Canada. While he was the son of a Polish count and trained in civil engineering, when he arrived on this continent he survived by teaching fencing, violin, and languages, while he built up skill in English. Eventually he was hired as an engineer to help in the construction of the New York and Erie Railway, and was sent to Canada. Here he contacted Lord Sydenham, whom he had known in Europe. Lord Sydenham helped him to get an engineering contract for the improvement of Yonge Street. He did well in engineering successes and in 1853, working with David Macpherson, he made his fortune building the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1890, Gzowski was knighted for his engineering accomplishments and philanthropic work. See also Toronto Rolling Mills.
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FAMOUS POLISH PERSON
This engineer already had his entry in three Wikipedias
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Stanis%C5%82aw_Gzowski
The "Polonia" category (Polonia means Poles living abroad) in Polish Wikipedia is a collection of such information.
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:Polonia
hello everyone
im a new contributor and im sure you will all welcome me in due course
i am writing as i am intrigued by the polish peoples and their ways of life
probably my favourite polish person is a man called grezgorz rasiak who plays for southampton
got to go now
later gators
