Mieczysław Michałowicz

Mieczysław Michałowicz (September 10, 1876 – December 22, 1965) was a Polish social and political activist, medical doctor of pediatrics, and professor of the Warsaw University.

Mieczysław Michałowicz
Born(1876-09-10)September 10, 1876
DiedDecember 22, 1965(1965-12-22) (aged 89)
Resting placePowązki Cemetery, Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
OccupationPediatrician and professor
Political partyDemocratic

Career

Michałowicz was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was an activist of the Polish Socialist Party, a rector of the Warsaw University from 1930 to 1931, and a member of the Polish Academy of Skills and Polish Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the Senate of Poland, first as a supporter of the sanacja regime, but later in opposition to it. He was one of the co-founders of the Democratic Party (Polish: Stronnictwo Demokratyczne). During World War II he was imprisoned by the Germans; after the war decided to collaborate with the Polish communist Soviet-backed regime.

Further reading

  • Bauer, Piotr; Polak, Bogusław (1983). Armia „Poznań” w wojnie obronnej 1939. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie. ISBN 8321003850.


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