Jan Heidatel

Who was Jan Heidatel?

Jan Rotwill Heidatel was a famous Russian engineer, general-mayor, Candidate of Philosophy, head of Liepāja port.

Heidatel was born to a French father and Polish mother. While studying in the Vilnius University he joined the secret Filaret Association. From 1824 served in the Corpus of Water Communications belonging to the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Empire. In February 1825 as an officer he was sent to Arkhangelsk, later promoted to general he was a head of the region of communication tracts in Kaunas. In 1830 he took part in the November Uprising. After 1850 he worked in Liepāja.

Heidatel was married and had two children. He died in Kraków, his burial service was held in St. Anna Roman Catholic church, he was buried in the Powązki Cemetery.