Michal Bogajewicz

Businessman, philanthropist, founder of the medal for "style and elegance" in driving (members of the chapter: Zbigniew Dąbrowski - chairman, Hanna Ganowicz, Lesław Kukawski). The owner of a famous carriage company.

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Born on September 20, 1935 in Pniewy. Married, two children. Studies – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Poznań University of Technology 1956 and the Higher School of Economics 1961.

The history of the oldest driving firm, M. Bogajewicz, dates back to 1890. It can boast of the renovation of over 480 historic vehicles, including the 19th-century Berliner from the Petzold manufactory in Warsaw, which was driven by the brilliant Polish pianist Fryderyk Chopin.

The company produced about 70 carriages for historical films, including, among others, in 1977, it made a copy of Drzymała's carriage on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth.

Michał Bogajewicz was the owner of the Arabian Horse Stud Niewierz, and the first Polish private breeder, whose horse - GIRLAN-BEY oo (Pesal - Gracja-Bis / Monogramm) was born in 2002-03-14, won the ECAHO Cup ranking (2004), won the Swedish Championship, and then won the title of World Junior Reserve Champion Stallion (2005).

Author: Artur Bober

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