Stefan Klajbor

Stefan Jan Klajbor (20 October 1924 – 5 July 1991) was an architect and a cultural personage of Bydgoszcz during the 20th century.

Early life and studies Stefan Jan Klajbor was born in Bydgoszcz on 20 October 1924. He was the son of Jan, a railwayman, and Wanda, née Nowakowski. After graduating from elementary school, he studied at the State High School of Humanities, located at 18/22 Grodzka Street (today's High Seminary of Bydgoszcz Diocese). During German occupation, he was enlisted as a worker: in 1941, he was sentenced to six months of labor camp for economic activity sabotage. From 1942 onwards, he took part in Gray Ranks , an underground resistance movement against the Nazi forces. In May 1943, his group was responsible for the Home Army garrison's communications in Bydgoszcz. Stefan Klajbor, aka Paweł,

During his studies (1949-1951), he worked professionally as a referendary at the Maritime Office in Gdynia . After graduation, he was employed for several months as a deputy construction manager at the Municipal Construction department of Gdańsk, between 1951 and 1952. After that stint, Klajbor returned to Bydgoszcz.

Work in Bydgoszcz From 1952 to 1956 and from 1958 and 1967, Stefan Klajbor worked as a designer and chief engineer at the municipal project office. In 1956, he moved to the Presidium of the Municipal Council in Bydgoszcz and until 1958, he occupied the seat of the main city architect. In the years 1967–1972, Klajbor worked as a senior designer at the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Urban department in Bydgoszcz.

He took in the following years several successive positions in different agencies:

Personal life Stefan Klajbor married Maria Apolobia, née Biernacki in 1949. They divorced in 1972.

They had three girls (Danuta-1951, Barbara-1962, Ewa-1966) and two sons (Leszek-1953, Jerzy-1956).

Stefan Jan Klajbor died in Bydgoszcz on 5 July 1991.

For his realizations and activities, he received many decorations and orders, among which: Golden Cross of Merit (1979); Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1988); Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland; Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland. Bydgoszcz Pomeranian Philharmonic Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1954–1958; Renovation of the Museum in Grudziądz , ancient Palace of the Abbots in Grudziądz, 1956; Building of the local branch of Polish Federation of Engineering Associations at Jagiellońska street, 1972–1974; Modernization project of the Cable Factory in Ożarów Mazowiecki, 1973; Project for the Culture and Recreation Forest Park in Bydgoszcz, , 1974.

He was also the general designer of the Selfa Housing Estate in Szczecin.

Other plans included, among others: reconstruction and expansion of Bydgoszcz Teatr Polski; renovation of the Błonie district; renovation of 2 and 4 Jezuicka Street in Bydgoszcz.

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