ile w ska ▁and ▁of ▁W anda ▁Was ile w ska . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁to ▁an ▁imp over ished ▁gent ry ▁family ▁with ▁roots ▁in ▁Liv onia ▁and ▁Sam og it ia . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁organ ist ▁at ▁Saint ▁Stanis laus ▁church ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Maria ▁Re iter , ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁mixed ▁German ▁and ▁Czech ▁ancest ry , ▁and ▁came ▁from ▁Mor avia . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁he ▁attended ▁L w ow ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁W anda ▁Ziel en iew ska . ▁Both ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁student ▁politics . ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁course ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁political ▁amb itions . ▁Later ▁he ▁briefly ▁attended ▁Prag ue ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Jan ▁Mas ary k . ▁He ▁and ▁W anda ▁had ▁three ▁daughters : ▁H als z ka ▁( born ▁in ▁London ) ▁and ▁W anda ▁and ▁Sof ia ▁Ald ona ▁( born ▁in ▁Krak ów ). ▁ ▁Polit ician ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁en dec ja ▁movement ▁( L iga ▁Narod owa ), ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁P PS ▁in ▁Gal icia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁- ▁he ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁for ▁his ▁entire ▁life ▁( and ▁join ▁the ▁party ' s ▁top ▁policy - making ▁body ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s