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Derdowski, Jerome (Herus Derda)
Poet, editor. Born in 1852 in Poland. Came to U.S. in 1884. From 1884 to 1885 editor of "Gazeta Narodowa," Polish weekly paper in Detroit, Mich. From 1885 to 1888 editor of Polish weekly "Pielgrzym Polski" in Detroit, Mich. and from 1888 to 1902 chief editor of Polish weekly "Wiarus" in Winona, Minn. Some of his writings are: "0 Panu Czorlinskim" and "Emigracja Zydow do Palestyny." Died August 13, 1902 in Winona, Minn.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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