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Leon Wasilewski

Leon Wasilewski was a Polish historian, diplomat, ethnographer, translator, writer and politician (1870–1936). He was born at Saint Petersburg and died at Warsaw.

Leon Wasilewski in brief

Born
1870
Died
1936
Known for
historian, diplomat, ethnographer, translator, writer, politician and opinion journalist
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
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Identity and origins

He also worked under the names Левко Васильчук, Teofil Woyszwiłło and Leon Płochocki. His recorded languages were Polish and German.

One child is recorded: Wanda Wasilewska.

Career and activity

Leon Wasilewski worked in politics, opinion journalism and historiography.

Recorded position is ambassador of Poland to Estonia. He belonged to National League.

Catalogued works

13 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

Nat︠s︡ionalʹno-politicheskai︠a︡ zhiznʹ prusskoĭ Polʹshi. Litwa i Białoruś. Vzaimnyi︠a︡ otnoshenīi︠a︡ polʹskikh i russkikh sot︠s︡īalistov. Polityka narodowościowa Rosyi. Stronnictwa polityczne w Królestwie Polskiem. Die Judenfrage in Kongress-Polen. Aleksander Malinowski, 1869-1922. Die Ostprovinzen des Alten Polenreichs (Lithauen U. Weissruthenien, Die Landschaft Chem - Ostgalizien - Die Ukraina). Zarys dziejów Polskiej partji socjalistycznej w związku z historją socjalizmu polskiego w trzech zaborach i na emigracji. Kwestya żydowska na ziemiach dawnej Rzeczypospolitej. Kresy wschodnie. Chełmszczyzna i sprawa jej oderwania. Die Ostprovinzen des alten Polenreichs (Lithauen u. Weissruthenien die Landschaft Chełm--Ostgalizien---die Ukraina).

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

“Eastern Borderlands” in the Political Thought of Leon Wasilewski, Slavic Almanac, 2025. Leon Wasilewski and the national question in socialist theory, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1979. Wasilewski, Jan, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Wasilewski, Marcin, Oxford Music Online, 2003.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Narodowa Demokracya a ruch rewolucyjny w zaborze rosyjskim (1907) — Internet Archive. Sovremennai͡a Polʹsha i ei͡a politicheskīi͡a stremlenīi͡a (1906) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Leon Wasilewski studied at Charles University and Lviv University. the recorded working language is Polish and German.

The field of work recorded is politics, opinion journalism and historiography.

Positions recorded include ambassador of Poland to Estonia. Membership is recorded of National League.

Distinctions recorded are Cross of Liberty, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Chronology

  1. 1870Leon Wasilewski born at Saint Petersburg.
  2. 1906Sovremennai͡a Polʹsha i ei͡a politicheskīi͡a stremlenīi͡a digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1907Narodowa Demokracya a ruch rewolucyjny w zaborze rosyjskim digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1936Leon Wasilewski died at Warsaw.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Leon Wasilewski”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1397360: Leon Wasilewski

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