Stefan Tyszkiewicz
Stefan Eugeniusz Tyszkiewicz | |
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Stefan Tyszkiewicz with his creation in the company of mechanics, 1926 | |
| Born | 24 November 1894 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 6 February 1976 (aged 81) London, United Kingdom |
| Known for | car design and manufacturing, electronic devices |
| Awards | Order of St. George (Russia) 1915 Virtuti Militari (Poland) Grand Prix Brussels World's Fair 1958 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mechanical engineering, aerospace |
| Institutions | Stetysz, 1st Krechowce Uhlan Regiment, Polish Red Cross, Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
| Tyszkiewicz Family Crest | |
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| Current region | Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania |
| Connected families | House of Lubomirski, Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, Leuchtenberg, House of Savoy-Carignano |
| Distinctions | Knight of Malta |
| Estate(s) | Landwarów |
Stefan Eugeniusz Tyszkiewicz, in Polish, Stefan Eugeniusz Maria Tyszkiewicz-Łohojski z Landwarowa, Leliwa coat of arms, (born 24 November 1894 in Warsaw, died 6 February 1976 in London) was a member of the Polish nobility, landowner, engineer, inventor and an early pioneer of the Polish automotive industry. He was a decorated veteran of both World Wars and the Polish–Bolshevik War and social activist. After 1945, he became an exile, turned to publishing and politics as a member of the Polish National Council in London. He was an internationally feted inventor to the end of his life.