Juliusz Franciszek Leo (15 September 1861 - 21 February 1918) was a Polish politician and academic from

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

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, while the city was part of the

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, then

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. Leo was a professor of

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and

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at Jagiellonian University, Kraków, the city's first deputy

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from 1901 to 1904, then mayor from 1904 for three

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s until his death. He was the founder and first president of Supreme National Committee (''Naczelny Komitet Narodowy''), a Polish independence organization, and he was a supporter of the idea of Polish Legions. Leo was buried at

Rakowicki Cemetery Rakowicki Cemetery (English: ; pl, Cmentarz Rakowicki) is a historic necropolis and a cultural heritage monument located on 26 Rakowicka Street in the centre of Kraków, Poland. It lies within the Administrative District No. 1 ''Stare Miasto'' ...

. One of Krakow's streets in the

Krowodrza Krowodrza is one of 18 districts of Kraków, located in the western part of the city. The name ''Krowodrza'' comes from a village of same name that is now a part of the district. According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's ...

district (also known as District No. 5) was named after Juliusz Leo.

Notes and references

* Dominika Hołuj, ''Rola samorządu terytorialnego w kształtowaniu procesu rozwoju Miasta Krakowa w okresie autonomii (1866-1918)''. „Zeszyty naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Bochni”. Nr 5. Pg. 50. 1861 births 1918 deaths People from Lviv Oblast People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1911–1918) Members of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria Mayors of Kraków Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Burials at Rakowicki Cemetery {{Poland-politician-stub