Ignacy Władysław Ledóchowski

Count Ignacy Władysław Ledóchowski (25 May 1867, Strelniki – 3 March 1932, Warsaw) was an architect and civil engineer who worked in Kyiv at the beginning of the 20th century.

His move to Kyiv marked the start of a prolific period in his career, where he established himself as a prominent architect, known for his distinct Art Nouveau style.

Among his notable works are the Kachkovsky Clinic and the Kozarovsky Mansion, both of which reflect his mature and European-influenced architectural approach.After World War I, he emigrated to Poland.

[1][2] His father, Count Kazimierz-Teofil-Jan Gałka-Ledóchowski, hailed from the ancient Ledóchowski family, of the Szalawa coat of arms, originally of the Orthodox faith until the late 17th century.

[8] Ignacy graduated from the Odessa Real School of St. Paul, where he studied for six years alongside his brothers[9] and future architect Vladislav Gorodetsky.

[12][13] The first documented evidence of Ignacy Ledóchowski's life in Kyiv dates to 1905 when he lived in his brother Karol's apartment at 6 Bankova Street.

Ledóchowski & Co." was located at 3 Kreshchatitska Square, offering services in "Project development, detailed drawings and designs of buildings and structures, interior decoration, apartments and shops, cost estimates for construction works".

The couple lived on Przemysłowa Street, 32 — the house in which his younger brother later created the Maritime Museum of Stanisław Ledóchowski.

[22] Buildings designed by Ignacy Ledóchowski have a recognizable architectural signature, but for a long time, there was no documentary evidence of the authorship of some works attributed to him.

[29] This circumstance aroused interest in the biographical data of the architect, his education, and experience, but even the dates of his birth and death were unknown for a long time.

[29][30] Researchers and historians gradually restored the main milestones of his biography and found documentary evidence of his authorship for some architectural projects that were hypothetically attributed to his legacy.