Ignacy Mościcki

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President of Poland from 1926 to 1939

PoliticiansLived 1867 to 1946 · aged 78

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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.

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Mościcki bestows the buława (the Marshal of Poland's baton) on Edward Rydz-Śmigły in 1936

First family of Poland (1930)

Awards 37

1938Order of the White Star, Collar Class

1938Bronze Medal for Long Service

1937honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg

1936Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎

1936Royal Order of the Seraphim

1936Order of Pahlavi

1936Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

1935Estonian Red Cross Order First Class

1935Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross

1935Honorary Medal of the Polish Red Cross

1933Badge of Honour of the Air and Chemical Defense League

1931Collar of the Order of Merit

1931Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ

1931Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

1930Cross of Independence with Swords

19301st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle

1930Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

1929Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars

1929Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary

1929Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Carol I

1929doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris

1928Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles

1928Order of Civil Merit

1928Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

1926Order of the White Eagle

1924Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Order of the Star of Karađorđe

Order of the Most Holy Annunciation

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz

Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold

Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles

Order of Solomon

Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau

Order of the Chrysanthemum

In their orbit 2

SpouseMichalina Mościcka

SpouseMaria Mościcka

Connected to Ignacy 6

Leopold III of BelgiumAlso won Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Carol I

Karl CarstensAlso won Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ

Valdas AdamkusAlso won Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars

Józef BeckAlso won Estonian Red Cross Order First Class

Amha SelassieAlso won Order of Solomon

Yahya KhanAlso won Order of Pahlavi