Aleksander Okińczyc (; 1839–1886) was a Polish and French physician and memoirist of Belarusian ethnicity.
He was sent to Siberia by Tsar Alexander II's troops after participating in the January Uprising in Belarus, Poland and Lithuania. From there, he escaped to the West with Zygmunt Mineyko and other prisoners.Memoires by Doctor Alexander Okinczyc, Volume II translated by Krzysztof Mineyko He re-established himself in France and became a doctor.
There, he wrote in Polish the story of his adventure, which was later translated into French by Joséphine Bohdan. The original Polish written version of the memoirs seems to be owned by Jean and Madeleine Okinczyc.Memoires by Doctor Alexander Okinczyc, Volume I translated by Krzysztof Mineyko The doctor died in Villepreux. There, the "Association des amis du vieux Villepreux" offers a museum about the "Docteur Alexandre" and there is a street named "rue du Docteur Alexandre".rue du Docteur Alexandre
He was the son-in-law of Polish romantic poet, Józef Bohdan Zaleski (1802–1886), who also died in Villepreux.
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