Andrzej Artur Zamoyski
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| Andrzej Artur Zamoyski | ||
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| Noble Family | Zamoyski | |
| Coat of Arms | Jelita | |
| Parents | Stanislaw Kostka Zamoyski Konstancja Czartoryska |
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| Consorts | Róża Potocka | |
| Children | with Róża Potocka Zofia Zamoyska Wladyslaw Zamoyski Jerzy Zamoyski Cecylia Zamoyska Jan Michal Zamoyski Stanislaw Antoni Zamoyski Róza Zamoyska Andrzej Antoni Zamoyski Zdzislaw Zamoyski |
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| Date of Birth | April 2, 1800 | |
| Place of Birth | Vienna | |
| Date of Death | October 29, 1874 | |
| Place of Death | Kraków | |
Count Andrzej Artur Zamoyski (1800-1874) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), landowner, political and economic activist.
Andrzej organized meetings of landowners (Klemensowczycy) on his property in Klemensow in the Polish (Congress) Kingdom. In 1842 he became co-publisher of the "Rocznik Gospodarstwa Krajowego" (economy yearbook). In 1848 Andrzej founded the "Steamer Martime Company" and became a monopolist for transportation on the Vistula river. He also founded a manufacture and produced steam and barge ships. He was the initiator and the chairman of the "Agriculture Society".
He was an opponent of Aleksander Wielopolski and a main figure of the "Biali" (political fraction). In September 1863 exiled he settled in France. In 1872 Andrzej became member of the Polish Academy of Skills.
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