. ▁Cho ł ode cki ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Cel est yn , ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁a ▁nad le ś nic zy ▁of ▁the ▁forest ry ▁department ▁in ▁Gal icia , ▁and ▁Em ilia ▁from ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁S etti ▁da ▁For li . ▁His ▁academic ▁studies ▁began ▁at ▁home , ▁and ▁continued ▁at ▁primary ▁school ▁in ▁S try j ▁located ▁in ▁present - day ▁Ukraine . ▁He ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁L w ów , ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁m atur ity ▁exam ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁ ▁L w ów ▁to ▁study ▁law , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁even ▁while ▁att ending ▁high ▁school ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁a ▁year ▁prior ▁to ▁finishing ▁his ▁law ▁degree , ▁Jó zef ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁L w ów ▁postal ▁service . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁postal ▁service ▁in ▁C zer l any , ▁later ▁in ▁Ni ż ni ów , ▁Stanisław ów , ▁and ▁finally ▁in ▁L w ów . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁regional ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁comm is ars ▁postal ▁service ▁in ▁Cz erni ow ce , ▁he ▁quickly ▁rose ▁up ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁postal ▁service ▁until ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁account ▁depart ments ▁of ▁the ▁L w ów ▁postal ▁service