Mieczysław Klimaszewski

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1908 –

67

Who is Mieczysław Klimaszewski?

Mieczysław Marian Klimaszewski was a Polish geographer, geomorphologist and politician.

In June 1965 he was elected a member of the Polish Council of State. He was the deputy chairman of the Council from 1967-1972. As deputy chairman of the Council of State, he represented Poland at the 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire.

Klimaszewski was awarded honorary doctorates from several Universities, including those of Jena, Kiev and Bratislava and the University of Silesia in Katowice.

He also received the Order of Polonia Restituta in several grades and the Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st class, and the Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire.

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Born
Jul 26, 1908

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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