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by _4gzn 2086 days ago
Ludomir Benedyktowicz (1844–1926) got his both hands chopped off at the age of 18 while fighting in a Polish uprising against Russia. This did not deter him from becoming a painter. You can see his low-tech prosthesis and a few of his paintings on Wikipedia[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludomir_Benedyktowicz
1 comments
fuzzybear3965 2085 days ago
How did you know about this guy? I never would have heard about someone like this unless you had mentioned him.

History is full of amazing people that I'll never know about. It's sad.

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_4gzn 2085 days ago
Yeah, I got to know Benedyktowicz at the end of a long and winding experience that led me to read on the beginnings of the Krakow Chess Club (he was a founder). Depending on your outlook, it happened either by chance or by destiny.
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