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Mieczysław Jan Michałowicz (10 September 1876 – 22 December 1965) was a Polish social and political activist, medical doctor of pediatrics, and professor of the Warsaw University.
Mieczysław Michałowicz | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 December 1965 | (aged 89)
Resting place | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw, Poland |
Nationality | Polish |
Occupation(s) | Pediatrician and professor |
Political party | Democratic |
Career
editMichałowicz was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. 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
edit- Bauer, Piotr; Polak, Bogusław (1983). Armia "Poznań" w wojnie obronnej 1939. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie. ISBN 8321003850.