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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 Paderewski circa 1935 | |
| 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 | 6 November 1860 Kuryłówka, Podolia |
| Died | 29 June 1941 (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
| Profession | pianist, composer, politician |
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski Media
Ignacy Jan Paderewski with his wife, ca 1915-1918
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer and politician.
Paderewski, c. 1900
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 encased heart muscle within this bronze plaque
Paderewski's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Alfred Gilbert's bust of Paderewski (1891), at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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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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