Ignacy Jan Paderewski
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Job / Known for: Prime minister and foreign minister of Poland
Left traces: Polish independence, musical compositions
Born
Date: 1860-11-18
Location: PL Kuryłówka, Podolia province
Died
Date: 1941-06-29 (aged 81)
Resting place: US Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Death Cause: Pneumonia
Family
Spouse: Antonina Korsakówna (1880-1881), Helena Gorska (1899-1934)
Children: Alfred
Parent(s): Jan Paderewski, Poliksena Nowicka
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Ignacy Jan Paderewski was a Polish pianist, composer and statesman who was a spokesman for Polish independence. He was born on November 18, 1860, in Kuryłówka, a village in the Podolia province of the Russian Empire. He showed an early interest in music and studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory, where he later became a teacher. He also studied composition in Berlin and Vienna, where he improved his technique under Theodor Leschetizky. He made his debut as a concert pianist in 1887 and soon gained international fame for his virtuosic performances and charismatic personality. He played mainly works by Chopin, Bach, Beethoven and Schumann, but also composed his own pieces, such as the Symphony in B minor, the Piano Concerto in A minor, and the opera Manru. He was also a generous patron of Polish culture and arts, and donated a monument to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Polish victory over the Teutonic Order. Paderewski was also a passionate patriot and a leader of the Polish National Committee during World War I. He campaigned for the cause of Polish independence in the United States, where he met with President Woodrow Wilson and persuaded him to include Poland in his Fourteen Points. He also participated in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, where he signed the Treaty of Versailles on behalf of Poland. He briefly served as the prime minister and foreign minister of the newly restored Polish state, but resigned after a few months due to political conflicts. He then resumed his musical career and toured extensively in Europe and America. He also settled in Switzerland, where he owned a villa and a vineyard. Paderewski remained involved in Polish politics and supported the anti-Nazi and anti-Soviet resistance during World War II. He became the head of the Polish National Council, a government-in-exile based in London. He died of pneumonia on June 29, 1941, in New York, where he had gone for medical treatment. He was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery, but his body was later transferred to Poland in 1992, after the fall of communism. He is regarded as one of the greatest Polish musicians and statesmen of all time, and a symbol of national pride and cultural identity.
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