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 | 27 May 1876 Wysokie Mazowieckie, Łomża Governorate, Congress Poland |
| Died | 4 July 1952 (aged 76) New York City, United States |
| Profession | Historian, 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]
