Grzegorz Kurec
Grzegorz Kurec (Grigas Kurecas; 5 May 1868 – 6 March 1942) was a Polish entrepreneur, architect, and builder of Belarusian origins. He established one of the largest paper factories of the time, Grigiškės, and was the founder of the city of Grigiškės. His son, Włodzimierz, was a pilot and rally driver.
Grzegorz Kurec
- Name
- Grzegorz Kurec
- Born
- 5 May 1868
- Birthplace
- Shypki, Vileysky Uyezd, Russian Empire
- Died
- 6 March 1942
- Place of death
- Berlin, Nazi Germany
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur, Architect, Builder
- Known for
- Founder of Grigiškės paper factory.
- Honours
- Gold Cross of Merit
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Grzegorz Kurec (Grigas Kurecas; 5 May 1868 – 6 March 1942) was a Polish entrepreneur, architect, and builder of Belarusian origins. He established one of the largest paper factories of the time, Grigiškės, and was the founder of the city of Grigiškės. His son, Włodzimierz, was a pilot and rally driver.
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Grzegorz Kurec was an architect. The architect died in Berlin. Honours include Gold Cross of Merit.
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• Name — Grzegorz Kurec • Born — 5 May 1868 • Birthplace — Shypki, Vileysky Uyezd, Russian Empire • Died — 6 March 1942 • Place of death — Berlin, Nazi Germany • Occupation — Entrepreneur, Architect, Builder • Known for — Founder of Grigiškės paper factory.
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Kurec was born in 1868 into a Belarusian farming family in Shypki village. As a child, he developed an interest in mechanics and worked as an apprentice and metalworker in several factories in Vilnius. He gained valuable experience at the Putilov Company and later through private orders.
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Career
In 1923, he started a paper factory. In the autumn of 1925, he officially opened Grigiškės, which had a production capacity of 5 tons of paper per year. However, the factory was nationalized in 1940 when the Soviets took over. The value of all of Kurec's property was estimated to be 8 million litas. It employed around 1,000 workers.
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Catalogued output is recorded as follows. Institutional cataloguing adds that grzegorz Kurec is recorded with the occupation architect. It is also recorded that grzegorz Kurec is recorded with the gender male. Born on 5 May 1868. Kurec died on 6 March 1942.
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Grzegorz Kurec died at Berlin.
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