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Jan Karski
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Polish World War II officer, resistance fighter and diplomat (1914–2000)
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Jan Karski, born Jan Romuald Kozielewski on 24 June 1914 in Łódź, was a Polish and American jurist, writer, teacher and resistance fighter also known by the pseudonym Witold. He was educated at Georgetown University, Lviv University and the University of Warsaw, was employed by Georgetown University, and worked in the field of law. Karski was a member of the Armia Krajowa, held the rank of poruchik, and participated in World War II.
He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the title Righteous Among the Nations, the Order of the White Eagle and the Armia Krajowa Cross, and is recognised in both the Presidential Medal Of Freedom and Righteous Among The Nations collections. He was married to Pola Nireńska and died on 13 July 2000 in Washington, D.C.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- 2000
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Я свидетельствую перед миром
- Tajne państwo
- Story of a secret state
- Sipurah shel medinah be-maḥteret
- Emisariusz własnymi słowami
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Karski & The Lords of Humanity — Self (archive footage)2015
- The Karski Report — Self (archive footage)2010
- Shoah — Self1985
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 5
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 29,135x
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,126x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,605x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,753x
- The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
· 2007 · cited 17,491x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Łódź
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Spouse
- Pola Nireńska
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- University of Warsaw
- Employer
- Georgetown University
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- law
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military rank
- poruchik
- Official website
- www.jankarski.net/en
- Image
- Jan Karski - Instytut w Rudzie Śląskiej.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1914-04-24
- Commons category
- Jan Karski
- date of death
- 2000-07-13
- member of
- Armia Krajowa
- birth name
- Jan Romuald Kozielewski
- pseudonym
- Witold
- name in native language
- Jan Karski
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