Klawdziy Duzh-Dushewski

Kłaŭdzij Sciapanavič Duž-Dušeŭski (Belarusian: Клаўдзій Сцяпанавіч Дуж-Душэўскі, Lithuanian: Klaudijus Dušauskas-Duž, Russian: Клавдий Степанович Дуж-Душевский; 27 March 1891 – 25 February 1959) was a Belarusian civil engineer, architect, diplomat and journalist. He is believed to be the creator of the Flag of Belarus in 1917.

Klawdzi Duzh-Dushewski
Born(1891-03-27)27 March 1891
Hlybokaye, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Died25 February 1959(1959-02-25) (aged 67)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Resting placePetrašiūnai Cemetery, Kaunas
NationalityBelarusian
EducationPetersburg Mining Institute
Civil Engineer: University of Lithuania (faculty reorganized in Kaunas University of Technology)
Occupation(s)civil engineer, architect, diplomat and journalist
Known forDesigning the first flag of Belarus
Protecting Jews in World War II
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