Andrzej Strug, real name Tadeusz (or Stefan)[1] Gałecki (sources vary; 28 November 1871/1873 – 9 December 1937) was a Polish socialist politician, publicist and activist for Poland's independence.
[2] He was also a freemason and declined the offer to join the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature,[3] upset by official criticism of the movement.
[1] During World War I, Strug fought in the First Brigade of the Polish Legions of Józef Piłsudski.
[5] After Poland regained its independence in 1918, Strug remained active in political and social life.
[7] In his works, he focused on the themes of war, and Polish Legions, as well as the ideas of social justice.