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Ludomir Benedyktowicz (1844–1926) got his both hands chopped off at the age of 18 while fighting in a Polish uprising against Russia. This did not deter him fro
by mci 6y ago
Ludomir Benedyktowicz (1844–1926) got his both hands chopped off at the age of 18 while fighting in a Polish uprising against Russia. This did not deter him from becoming a painter. You can see his low-tech prosthesis and a few of his paintings on Wikipedia[0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludomir_Benedyktowicz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludomir_Benedyktowicz
- fuzzybear3965 6y agoHow did you know about this guy? I never would have heard about someone like this unless you had mentioned him. History is full of amazing people that I'll never know about. It's sad.
- mci 6y agoYeah, I got to know Benedyktowicz at the end of a long and winding experience that led me to read on the beginnings of the Krakow Chess Club (he was a founder). Depending on your outlook, it happened either by chance or by destiny.