Jan Kucharzewski

Jan Kucharzewski
1st Prime Minister of the Regency Kingdom of Poland
In office
7 December 1917 – 11 February 1918
MonarchRada Regencyjna (Regency Council)
DeputyJózef Mikułowski-Pomorski
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAntoni Ponikowski
Personal details
Born(1876-05-27)27 May 1876
Wysokie Mazowieckie, Łomża Governorate, Congress Poland
Died4 July 1952(1952-07-04) (aged 76)
New York City, United States
ProfessionHistorian, lawyer

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]

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]

Publications

  • Od białego do czerwonego caratu, (vol. 1–7, 1923–35)
  • The origins of modern Russia, New York, 1948

References

  1. ^ a b "Former Premier of Poland Dead". The Tablet. 12 July 1952. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ Latawski, Paul (27 July 2016). The Reconstruction of Poland, 1914-23. Springer. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-349-22185-1.
  3. ^ a b Tucker, Spencer (7 December 2018). European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-68425-9.



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