As a young man, he studied at secondary schools in Tarnopol and Krak\u00f3w. In 1890 he was called up to the Austro-Hungarian army, and in 1892 was appointed lieutenant of infantry reserve. In 1896, he obtained a doctorate in law from the Jagiellonian University. In the same year, he was employed at the Treasury Procurator’s Office in Lw\u00f3w (today’s Lviv), and then moved to Krak\u00f3w. He systematically climbed the ranks of his career ladder. In 1909, he was promoted to financial counsellor of the Galician Treasury Procuratorate and moved again to Lw\u00f3w.<\/p>\n
Both in Krakow and in Lw\u00f3w he was a well-known participant in cultural life, a member of many social and cultural organisations, and a collector of works of art. He collected paintings (by Aleksander Gierymski, Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski, Jacek Malczewski, Maurycy and Leopold Gottlieb), prints, sculptures, ex-librises, folk art objects, maps, manuscripts (by Juliusz S\u0142owacki, among others), and Jewish artefacts. He published texts on historical topics.<\/p>\n
In Lw\u00f3w, he became involved with the Polish Gymnastic Society “Falcon\u201d and attended an officer’s course of that organisation. He was in favour of cooperation with other Polish patriotic organisations and the militarisation of “Falcon” activities.<\/p>\n
At the outbreak of the First World War, he was called up to the Austrian army in the rank of second lieutenant. In October 1914, he asked to be transferred to the First Brigade of the Polish Legions. He was assigned to the recruitment office of the Supreme National Committee, where he was one of Lt. W\u0142adys\u0142aw Sikorski’s closest associates. From July 1915, he was in the field service, in the 3rd Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions. In the battle of Jastkow he was wounded. After returning to duty, he was promoted to corporal. He fought, among other battles, at Kostiuchn\u00f3wka, Jablonka, W\u00f3lka Ha\u0142uzi\u0144ska, Maniewicz and Haluz. On 25 October 1915, he was killed at Kukly. His death was reported in Galician newspapers such as the “Kurjer Lwowski” and “Nowo\u015bci Ilustrowane”.<\/p>\n
Sternschuss’s collection, in accordance with his will, was donated to the National Museum in Krakow, as well as to other museums. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari and the Cross of Independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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