Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, GBE (Polish: [iɡˈnat͡sɨ ˈjan padɛˈrɛfskʲi]; 18 November [O.S. 6 November] 1860 – 29 June 1941) was a Polish pianist and composer, politician, and spokesman for Polish independence.[1] He was the prime minister and foreign minister of Poland in 1919. He represented Poland at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski | |
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3rd Prime Minister of Poland 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland | |
In office 18 January 1919 – 27 November 1919 | |
Preceded by | Jędrzej Moraczewski |
Succeeded by | Leopold Skulski |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 16 January 1919 – 9 December 1919 | |
Preceded by | Leon Wasilewski |
Succeeded by | Władysław Wróblewski |
Chief of the National Council of Poland | |
In office 9 December 1939 – 29 June 1941 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kuryłówka, Podolia | 6 November 1860
Died | 29 June 1941 New York City, U.S. | (aged 80)
Profession | pianist, composer, politician |
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski Media
Monument to Paderewski in Warsaw's Ujazdów Park
His manor house (bought in 1897) in Kąśna Dolna near Tarnów in Poland
Paderewski's Steinway & Sons grand piano at the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Paderewski's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Paderewski monument in Ciężkowice
References
- ↑ Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, Ian Skoggard (2005). Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World. Springer. p. 260. ISBN 0306483211.
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