Polish Famous Names Starting with Letter S

November 18 [O.S. November 6] 1889 – February 26, 1939) was one of three brothers Kosiors, Polish-

November 18 [O.S. November 6] 1889 – February 26, 1939) was one of three brothers Kosiors, Polish-born Soviet politicians. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR, and deputy prime minister of the USSR

Was a Polish Conservative writer and monarchist. He was a Member of Parliament (Sejm) 1928-1935 repr

Was a Polish Conservative writer and monarchist. He was a Member of Parliament (Sejm) 1928-1935 representing the BBWR faction. He served as Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile 1954-1955. He was a brother of Józef Mackiewicz.He joined the Polish Military Organisation in 1917 and served as a volunteer in the Polish Army during Polish-Soviet War (1920).After Józef Pilsudski's death in opposition, he was imprisoned 17 days in Bereza Kartuska detention camp in 1939. He left Poland on September 18 1939 and returned in 1956.

Was a Polish bishop, politician, and social and political activist of the Union of Catholic Societie

Was a Polish bishop, politician, and social and political activist of the Union of Catholic Societies of Polish Workers (Zwiazek Katolickich Towarzystw Robotników Polskich), founder and editor of the 'Robotnik' (Worker) weekly.During World War II, Nazis prevented him from carrying out his duties (1940-1945). Later, he was repressed by the communist government, removed from office in 1952, and upon being allowed in 1956, due to old age, delegated the responsibility to others.

Was a Polish activist and politician during the interwar period of the (Second Polish Republic). He

Was a Polish activist and politician during the interwar period of the (Second Polish Republic). He was the founder and leader of several peasant parties (particularly the PSL Wyzwolenie). Earlier he was a soldier in the Polish Legions. Later he was the Minister of Internal Affairs (1918-1919), and vice-Prime Minister (1924-1925). After the Invasion of Poland, Thugutt escaped to Sweden, where he died in exile.

Is a Polish painter.

Is a Polish painter.

Was an interwar Polish midfield soccer player, who started his career in Resovia Rzeszów, then, som

Was an interwar Polish midfield soccer player, who started his career in Resovia Rzeszów, then, sometime in 1938 (at the age of around 18) moved to Warszawianka Warszawa. Regarded as one of the most gifted players of these times, however World War II stopped his career for a few years.Baran was a member of the Polish National Team in 1938 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in the legendary game Poland - Brazil 5-6 (June 5, 1938, Strasbourg, France) - he spent the whole match on the bench. Also, played in the last international friendly of interwar Poland (Poland - Hungary 4-2, August 27, 1939, Warsaw). In this game, he appeared on the field as a replacement, in 31st minute.

Was a Polish comedy film director. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in P

Was a Polish comedy film director. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in Poland.His most famous film is Teddy Bear (Mis), filmed in 1980. His last work was Zmiennicy, a TV series completed in 1986 and aired in 1987.

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish painter.

Is a Polish ski jumper.Stanislaw Bobak was one of the leading ski jumpers of the 1970s and 1980s, an

Is a Polish ski jumper.Stanislaw Bobak was one of the leading ski jumpers of the 1970s and 1980s, and was a member of the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics.

Was a Polish economist, Naczelnik of the Scouting resistance and Second Lieutenant of the Armia Kraj

Was a Polish economist, Naczelnik of the Scouting resistance and Second Lieutenant of the Armia Krajowa during the Second World War.

Was a Polish political writer and philosopher.

Was a Polish political writer and philosopher.

Was a Polish naturalist (botanist and mycologist), ethnographer and activist (social, educational an

Was a Polish naturalist (botanist and mycologist), ethnographer and activist (social, educational and political). Founder and activist of various educational and agricultural organizations, author of many works from areas of mycology, agriculture and ethnography.Stanislaw Chelchowski was born on February 26, 1866 in Chojnowo near Przasnysz into a Polish nobility family. He studied in Mlawa and Warsaw; in his schools he was a member of various secret Polish educational societies, and headed a secret library of Polish literature (prohibited by the partitioners). Since he was 14 years old, he started writing, and his description of his home villages was published in Dictionary of Polish Geography, a magazine published by Polish geographer, Filip Sulimierski. In 1887 he graduated, with a Golden Medal, from Physics and Nature Department of the Warsaw University; his dissertation was in the field of mycology.

Was a Polish painter with Russian and Turkish connections. He was a renowned specialist in oriental

Was a Polish painter with Russian and Turkish connections. He was a renowned specialist in oriental themes.[1]Chlebowski was born in Podole, and learned drawing in Odessa. Between 1853-1859, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, and then on a scholarship for six years in Paris as the pupil of the French orientalist painter Jean-Léon Gérôme. Chlebowski traveled to Spain, Italy, Germany, and Belgium. His first success was selling his painting "Joanne d’Arc in Amiens prison” to Napoleon III of FranceIn the years 1864-1876 Chlebowski was master painter for Sultan Abdülaziz and took up residence in Istanbul.[1] In 1876 he moved to Paris. In 1881 he returned permanently to Krakow. The subject matter of his watercolors and oil paintings is diverse. He painted images of historical battles related to the history of Turkey, oriental genre scenes, landscapes, and portraits of Sultans.

Was a Polish politician, military commander and diplomat, notable as one of the most reliable suppor

Was a Polish politician, military commander and diplomat, notable as one of the most reliable supporters of Polish king August II the Strong.In 1712 he was dispatched as ambassador to Turkey to negotiate the return of Swedish king Charles XII to Sweden. For this mission he was awarded with 25,000 tallers, an astronomically-high amount of money by those times' standards. In 1717 he signed the constitution of the Silent Sejm. For his support for the king, in 1725 he was made the Court Marshal of the Crown. The following year he became the Field Crown Hetman and held that post until his death in 1728.

Was a Polish mathematician and statistician.He was a pupil of state high school in Rypin, Poland, an

Was a Polish mathematician and statistician.He was a pupil of state high school in Rypin, Poland, and he graduated from The First High School in Torun in 1950. He studied mathematics in Torun University and Wroclaw University. He defended his master thesi

(born April 27, 1939 in Raba Wyzna), is a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is current

(born April 27, 1939 in Raba Wyzna), is a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently the Archbishop of Kraków and has been a cardinal since 24 March 2006.

(8 May 1892 - 25 September 1967) was a Polish general in World War II. He fought in the Battle of Ar

(8 May 1892 - 25 September 1967) was a Polish general in World War II. He fought in the Battle of Arnhem (Netherlands) in 1944 as commander of the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade.

Was a Polish actor. He made over 20 appearances in film and television.[1] He starred in the 1978 co

Was a Polish actor. He made over 20 appearances in film and television.[1] He starred in the 1978 comedy film What Will You Do When You Catch Me?.

Was a Polish politician, academic, lawyer and writer.Professor of Lwów University, dean of its law

Was a Polish politician, academic, lawyer and writer.Professor of Lwów University, dean of its law department (1889-1890) and the University's rector (1908-1909), he was also an activist in the Polish National Democracy movement. In 1918 he was the third and last Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Poland (1916–1918) before the Kingdom's transformation into the Second Polish Republic.

Was a Polish mathematician from Kraków, working in particular on the field of affine geometry.In 19

Was a Polish mathematician from Kraków, working in particular on the field of affine geometry.In 1932, he proved that the perimeter of the unit disc can take any value in between 6 and 8, and that these extremal values are obtained if and only if the unit disc is an affine regular hexagon resp. a parallelogram (see unit disc).

Is a Polish economist, former advisor or Polish Ministry of Finance, reader in Economics at the Lond

Is a Polish economist, former advisor or Polish Ministry of Finance, reader in Economics at the London School of Economics.His research interests are in the fields of comparative economic systems; reforms and post-communist transition, especially Poland and the former USSR; endogenous economic growth; economics of technological change; trade and financial relations between East and West; privatisation and analysis of the behaviour of enterprises in Central Europe, the former USSR and China.

Was a Polish economist and politician, a National Democracy ideologue known for his support of Polon

Was a Polish economist and politician, a National Democracy ideologue known for his support of Polonization policies under the Second Polish Republic.A member of Liga Narodowa since 1905, a year later he become one of its leaders. From 1907 he was a member of Dmowski's party, the Stronnictwo Narodowo-Demokratyczne. During World War I he, like Dmowski, supported the idea that Poles should ally with Russia, and later he joined Dmowski's Polish National Committee (Komitet Narodowy Polski) in Paris.

Was a Polish poet and dramatist. His is often classified as a representative of turpism, because of

Was a Polish poet and dramatist. His is often classified as a representative of turpism, because of his interest in the physical, ugly and brutal, but he also exhibits strong tendencies toward formal, rhymed poetry, reaching on many occasions the ornament

Was a Polish fighter pilot and a Major of the Polish Air Force during the World War II. He fought du

Was a Polish fighter pilot and a Major of the Polish Air Force during the World War II. He fought during the battle of Britain in the No. 307 Polish Fighter Squadron. He was also briefly the commanding officer of that unit. He was killed in a plane accident in 1947.

Was a Polish Humanist mathematician.

Was a Polish Humanist mathematician.