Ignacy Jan Paderewski, photo przed 1936, Public domain
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Ignacy Paderewski

ID: OS-014010-P/94390

Ignacy Paderewski

First name:

Ignacy

Last Name:

Paderewski

Drugie imię:

Jan

Parents:

Jan Paderewski i Poliksena z domu Nowicka

Crest:

Jelita

Date of birth:

18-11-1860

Date of death:

29-06-1941

Age:

Profession:

politician, composer

Biography:

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), son of Jan Paderewski and Polixena, née Nowicka. He was a Polish pianist, composer, independence activist, statesman and politician. He was educated at the Warsaw Institute of Music. In 1881, he went to Berlin, after which he travelled further across Europe. Between 1891 and 1892, he gave highly successful concerts in the USA. These positive experiences prompted him to emigrate to America. In 1899, he married Helena Maria Gorska, née Rosen (this was his second marriage). The couple moved to Switzerland, settling in Morges. Paderewski was actively involved in the Polish cause, taking advantage of his great popularity. In 1915, together with Henryk Sienkiewicz, he founded the Swiss General Committee for Relief of War Victims in Poland in Vevey.