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b. Poland 1860 d. 1941 Pianist, diplomat, humanitarian, Prime Minister of Poland. Here he is seen at age 24 on the cusp of international fame as a concert pianist, a career that made him for the next 50 years the best-known and best-paid pianist of all time.
He lent his personal skills and more than generous monetary support to numerous and varied humanitarian and diplomatic causes throughout his life.
He is credited, in part, in convincing US President Wilson to include the re-establishment of Poland as a nation in his 14 point peace plan which was later included in the treaty of Versailles which ended WWI.
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b. Poland 1860 d. 1941 Pianist, diplomat, humanitarian, Prime Minister of Poland. Here he is seen at age 24 on the cusp of international fame as a concert pianist, a career that made him for the next 50 years the best-known and best-paid pianist of all time.
He lent his personal skills and more than generous monetary support to numerous and varied humanitarian and diplomatic causes throughout his life.
He is credited, in part, in convincing US President Wilson to include the re-establishment of Poland as a nation in his 14 point peace plan which was later included in the treaty of Versailles which ended WWI.
At age 50 he became (for one year) the “Prime Minister” of the reconstituted country of Poland following WWI . Paderewski’s government achieved remarkable milestones: democratic elections to Parliament, ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, passage of the treaty on protection of ethnic minorities in the new state and the establishment of a public education system.
Among his diplomatic skills was his fluency in 7 languages and the high personal esteem he engendered. After resigning as Prime Minister he resumed concertizing, but also continued to represent Poland abroad at international conferences and the League of Nations. Through him Poland was able to negotiate thorny issues with its Ukrainian and German neighbors and gain international respect in the process.
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