Marian Dąbrowski

In 1908 he became a journalist in the Glos Narodu magazine, two years later he founded his own newspaper, Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny (Illustrated Daily Courier).

In 1918, after World War I, Dabrowski started creating his own press empire, opening offices in several locations of the interbellum Poland.

In 1932 his company was worth some $1.5 mln, he employed around 1400 people and published 5 titles, including the flagship, Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny.

Dabrowski often helped those in need, he funded prizes for young painters, also financially supported construction of a new building of the National Museum of Poland.

He died on 27 September 1958 in Miami on the day of his 80th birthday, after several years urn with his ashes was brought to Kraków and buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery.