Cyryl Ratajski

Cyryl Ratajski
Cyryl Ratajski
Born	3 March 1875; Zalesie Wielkie, Poland
Died	19 October 1942 (aged 67); Warsaw, Poland
Nationality	Polish

Cyryl Ratajski (3 March 1875 – 19 October 1942) was a Polish politician and lawyer.

Life and career

Ratajski was born in Zalesie Wielkie, Poland on 3 March 1875. He graduated from a high school in Poznań and studied law at the University of Berlin. After leaving university, he worked as a court clerk in Torgau, Germany. He opened his own law firm in Raciborz, Poland after passing a judge's exam in 1905.^[1] He moved back to Poznań in 1911 to look after his father-in-law's business.^[2]

He became an envoy for the Supreme Popular Council to the Polish National Committee in Paris in January 1919.^[1] He served as mayor of Poznań between 1922 and 1924 and again between 1925 and 1934^[3] as well as Minister of Interior between 1924 and 1925. From 1937 he was a member of the Labor Party. He became mayor of Poznań again in September 1939 before being deported to German-occupied Poland in early 1940. He was the first Head of Delegate's Office of the Polish government in exile (Delegat Rządu na Kraj) on 3 December 1940 until 5 August 1942 when he was replaced by Jan Piekałkiewicz^[2] due to ill health.^[3]

He died on 19 October 1942 in Warsaw.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 2366. ISBN 978-1-317-47593-4.
^ ^a ^b Lerski, Halina (1996). Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945. ABC-CLIO. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-313-03456-5.
^ ^a ^b Karski, Jan (2012). Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World. Penguin. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-14-119667-1.

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[Roszkowski-1] Roszkowski, Wojciech; Kofman, Jan (2016). Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 2366. ISBN 978-1-317-47593-4.

[Lerski-2] Lerski, Halina (1996). Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945. ABC-CLIO. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-313-03456-5.

[Karski-3] Karski, Jan (2012). Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World. Penguin. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-14-119667-1.

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