Józef Montwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian social worker, bank owner and philanthropist (1850-1911)

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Lived 1850–1911, aged 61

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1850–1911
Aged 61

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Updated 2026-06-17

Józef Montwiłł was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman, who was a bank owner and philanthropist, notable for the many social societies he founded. A descendant of a noble Lithuanian family, Montwiłł inherited a significant fortune, which he further increased through banking and investment. He financed numerous courses for the poor, among them, was a class of painting and arts, run by - among others - Józef Bałzukiewicz and Ivan Trutnev, from which graduated a renowned Lithuanian artist Juozas Zikaras.