| Alexandre Okinczyc | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 january 1839 Sielec, Poland |
| Died | 18 march 1886 Villepreux, France |
| Profession | "Médecin des pauvres" |
Alexandre Okinczyc (1839–1886)[1] was sent to Siberia by Tsar Alexander II's troops after the peasants troubles in Lithuania. From there he succeeded to escape to the West. He established in France and became a known doctor. There he wrote in Polish the story of his adventure, which was later translated to French by Joséphine Bohdan. The original Polish written version of the memoirs seems to fave been hold by Jean and Madeleine Okinczyc, who didn't allow us to publish it on the Web, and should be considered as definitively lost* [2]. If you visit the town of Villepreux (30 km west far from Paris), you may ask the "Association des amis du vieux Villepreux" and see the little local museum about the "Docteur Alexandre", and the street named "rue du Docteur Alexandre"[3].