Józef Buzek

Politician, Deceased Person

1873 – 1936

 Credit »
9

Who was Józef Buzek?

Józef Buzek was a Polish lawyer, economist, statistician and politician from the region of Cieszyn Silesia.

He was born in the village of Końska to a peasant's family. He graduated from state gymnasium in Cieszyn in 1894. He then studied law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and in Vienna, eventually earning a law degree at Jagiellonian University in 1899 and habilitation at Lwów University in 1902. Buzek was also politically active and was a deputy in the State Council in Vienna from 1907 to 1918. He worked as a statistician in Vienna and was a chairman of Statistic Office in Lwów. He was the first director of the Polish Central Statistical Office from 1918 to 1929. Buzek was a member of the Sejm and the Senate. Buzek wrote many books about statistics, national and political issues.

Józef Buzek is related to Jan Buzek and Jerzy Buzek, Polish politicians.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Nov 16, 1873
Konská
Religion
  • Lutheranism
Nationality
  • Poland
Profession
Education
  • Jagiellonian University
Died
Sep 22, 1936
Cieszyn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Józef Buzek." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jozef_buzek>.

Discuss this Józef Buzek biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net