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Prime minister of Poland (1876–1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Kucharzewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan kuxaˈʐɛfskʲi]; 27 May 1876 in Wysokie Mazowieckie – 4 July 1952) was a Polish historian, lawyer, and politician. He was the prime minister of Poland from 1917 to 1918.[1]
Jan Kucharzewski | |
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1st Prime Minister of the Regency Kingdom of Poland | |
In office 7 December 1917 – 11 February 1918 | |
Monarch | Rada Regencyjna (Regency Council) |
Deputy | Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Antoni Ponikowski |
Personal details | |
Born | Wysokie Mazowieckie, Łomża Governorate, Congress Poland | 27 May 1876
Died | 4 July 1952 76) New York City, United States | (aged
Profession | Historian, lawyer |
In 1898 he graduated from Warsaw University. He was a member of the Zet political organization, the National Democrats (Narodowa Demokracja) movement, and the National League (Liga Narodowa) until 1911. In the first years of World War I he resided in Switzerland, where he wrote articles for the Polish cause. In June 1917 he came back to Warsaw and received a job in the administration under the Regency Council. From 26 November 1917 to 27 February 1918 he was the Minister President of the Polish government.[2] He resigned, along with the rest of his government after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed. [3]
After 1920 he dedicated his life to scholarly and legal work. He was named to the International Court of Arbitration in 1925.[3] In 1940 (World War II) he went into exile in the US, where he published many works for the Polish cause, mainly from an anti-communist and anti-Soviet point of view.[1]
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