Edmund Bogdanowicz

Before his premature death, at 53, Bogdanowicz published a large number of poems and numerous articles in the leading Polish magazines of his day.

As well as writing for the Kurier, Bogdanowicz made contributions to other leading Polish publications of the day notably Klosy, Wiek, Tygodnik Illustrowany and Wedrowca.

Bogdanowicz published several books including: Notatka popularna o przepowiedniach i naukowych hypotezach o przyszłości ziemi (essays) 1886, Pan Zagloba i Dyogenes (essays) 1903, Monologi i Wierse do Deklamacji (poetry) 1904, and three books for children:W Srebrnem (old Polish spelling) Krolestwie 1923, Blekitna Pantera 1906, Sepie Gniazdo 1922, (last two re-published jointly as Blekitna Pantera/Sepie Gniazdo 1991).

Felix married Franciszka Cerazewska, whose occupation is described as running a fashion shop, in 1856, at which time he was still living in Senatorska Street.

Given his relatively humble origins it is surprising that Edmund attended three universities, became a poet, journalist and member of the editorial board of Poland's leading daily paper, Kurier Warszawski.

Zuzanna had a son Jozef, who became a theatre official, and two daughters, one of whom, Aniela, married Ferdynand Robert Herse, co-owner of the large Herse department store in Warsaw's prestigious Marszalkowska Street (though originally in Senatorska St. where both Edmund's father and Uncle (Jozef) lived), and the other, Zuzanna Ludwika became an actress and married fellow actor Adolf Ostrowski.

Edmund's youngest son, Jan, a professor of medicine in Warsaw, describes, in his memoirs, a childhood during which his father helped the children put on plays in a wooden theatre built by their grandfather.