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Ignacy Mościcki

1867 - 1946 · Chemist, President of Poland · b. in Mierzanowo

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President of Poland from 1926 to 1939

Ignacy Mościcki was a Polish chemist and politician who was the country's president from 1926 to 1939. He was the longest serving president in Polish history. Mościcki was the President of Poland when Germany invaded the country on 1 September 1939 and started World War II.

Key achievements

  • 01President of Poland from 1926 to 1939
  • 02A pioneer of industrial nitric acid production
  • 03Author of numerous chemical patents

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