. ▁He ▁retired ▁while ▁at ▁this ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Patri otic ▁trad itions ▁Cho ł ode cki ▁left ▁his ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁patri otic ▁tradition . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁who ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁two ▁u pr is ings ▁and ▁was ▁ja iled ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁diss ident ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁close ▁family ▁like ▁Tom asz ▁Cho ł ode cki , ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁U pr ising , ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁up br ing ing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁U pr ising ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁as ▁cou rier ▁in ▁the ▁territ ories ▁surrounding ▁L w ów . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁under ground ▁student ▁organization ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁ ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁authorities . ▁While ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L w ów , ▁Cho ł ode cki ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁highly ▁regarded ▁Academ ic ▁Reading ▁room ▁( C zy t eln ia ▁Akadem ick a ), ▁he ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁Polish ▁organizations ▁throughout ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁Cz erni ow ce ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁Gaz eta ▁Pol ska , ▁a ▁newspaper ▁run ▁by ▁K lem ens ▁Ko ś cies z ▁Ko ł ak owski . ▁He ▁became