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Józef Piłsudski
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Polish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister (1867–1935)
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Józef Klemens Piłsudski was a Polish politician, military officer, and leader who served as Prime Minister of Poland, General Inspector of the Armed Forces, and chief of state. Born in Zalavas in 1867, he held citizenship in both the Russian Empire and the Second Polish Republic. A member of the Polish Socialist Party, he participated in World War I and the Polish–Soviet War. He died of liver cancer in Warsaw in 1935 and is buried in Wawel Cathedral.
Piłsudski was married to Aleksandra Piłsudska and Maria Piłsudska, and his children included Jadwiga Piłsudska and Wanda Piłsudska. He authored works such as *Rok 1920* and *Moje pierwsze boje*. His political views included statements regarding the relationship between Poland and Russia, as well as reflections on military defeat and victory.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1867
- Died
- 1935
- Works
- 52
Top works
- Rok 1920
- Moje pierwsze boje
- Polska generalicja w opiniach Marszałka Piłsudskiego
- Józef Piłsudski do swoich żołnierzy
- Gesetz und Ehre
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- OPINION EVOLUTION IN CLOSED COMMUNITY
· 2000 · cited 1,246x
- Production, Properties, and Some New Applications of Chitin and Its Derivatives
· 2003 · cited 628x
- Biopolymer based nanomaterials in drug delivery systems: A review
· 2018 · cited 527x
- Cathelicidins: family of antimicrobial peptides. A review
· 2012 · cited 509x
- Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine
· 2023 · cited 438x
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Quotes
- “I am not going to dictate to you what you write about my life and work. I only ask that you not make me out to be a 'whiner and sentimentalist.'”
- “Only the sword now carries any weight in the balance for the destiny of a nation.”
- “All that we can gain in the west depends on the Entente — on the extent to which it may wish to squeeze Germany, [while in the east] there are doors that open and close, and it depends on who forces them open and how far.”
- “Comrades, I took the red tram of socialism to the stop called Independence, and that's where I got off. You may keep on to the final stop if you wish, but from now on let's address each other 'Mister' [rather than continue using the socialist term of address, 'Comrade']!”
- “Poland can have nothing to do with the restoration of the old Russia. Anything rather than that – even Bolshevism.”
- “To be defeated and not submit, is victory; to be victorious and rest on one's laurels, is defeat.”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Klemens
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Second Polish Republic
- Place of birth
- Zalavas
- Place of death
- Warsaw
- Spouse
- Maria Piłsudska
- Child
- Wanda Piłsudska
- Father
- Józef Wincenty Piłsudski
- Sibling
- Jan Piłsudski
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- chief of state (Poland)
- Educated at
- National University of Kharkiv
- Employer
- National University of Kharkiv
- Political party
- Polish Socialist Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Polish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Family
- House of Piłsudski
- Conflict
- Polish–Soviet War
- Military rank
- Marshal of Poland
- Official website
- jpilsudski.org
- Image
- Jozef Pilsudski1.jpg
- Coat of arms
- Kościesza
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- place of burial
- Wawel Cathedral
- Commons category
- Józef Piłsudski
- date of birth
- 1867-12-05
- date of death
- 1935-05-12
- topic's main category
- Category:Józef Piłsudski
- cause of death
- liver cancer
- Commons Creator page
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- manner of death
- natural causes
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- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- name in native language
- Józef Piłsudski
- birth name
- Józef Klemens Piłsudski
- IPA transcription
- ˈjuzɛf ˈklɛmɛns pʲiwˈsutski
- place of detention
- Fortresses in Magdeburg
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- Józef Piłsudski
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- Mieczysław
- social classification
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- Ziuk
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- Polish
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Encyclopedic overview
Józef Klemens Piłsudski ( Polish: [ˈjuzɛf ˈklɛmɛns piwˈsutskʲi] ; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (1918–1922) and first Marshal of Poland (from 1920). In the aftermath of World War I, he became an increasingly dominant figure in Polish politics and exerted significant influence on shaping the country's foreign policy. Piłsudski is viewed as a father of the Second Polish Republic, which was re-established in 1918, 123 years after the final partition of Poland in 1795, and was considered de facto leader (1926–1935) of the Second Republic as the Minister of Military Affairs.
Seeing himself as a descendant of the culture and traditions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Piłsudski believed in a multi-ethnic Poland—"a home of nations" including indigenous ethnic and religious minorities to be assimilated as Poles. Early in his political career, Piłsudski became a leader of the Polish Socialist Party. Believing Poland's independence would be won militarily, he formed the Polish Legions. In 1914, he predicted a new major war would defeat the Russian Empire and the Central Powers. After World War I began in 1914, Piłsudski's Legions fought alongside Austria-Hungary against Russia. In 1917, with Russia faring poorly in the war, he withdrew his support for the Central Powers, and was imprisoned in Magdeburg by the Germans.
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