Count Stanisław Mieroszewski (Mieroszowski) (1827–1900) was a Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria.

Life

Mieroszewski was born on in

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. He was the son of a landowner. From 1843 to 1844 he studied

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at the

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in Switzerland and from 1844 to 1847 he studied philosophy and

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at the

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in Germany. From 1847 to 1848 he lived in

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. From 1849 to 1856, he managed the estates of his mother in

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. From 1863 he lived with his family in Kraków.

Political career

From 1866 to 1872 Mieroszewski was a member of the local council in Kraków and the local agricultural society. From 1869 to 1874 he held the post of Chairman of the Kraków County Council. From 1879 to 1882 he served as a government councilor in

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. From 1883 to 1885 he was a member of the

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. In 1879 he was mentioned as Count Stanislaus Mieroszowski von Mieroszowice, a landowner, resident of Kraków.

Retirement and death

In 1885 Mieroszewski retired from public life and after a brief stay in

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in 1887 returned to Kraków. There he gathered important works of art and a rich library. He also published numerous ''

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''s and articles (mainly letters and

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) in newspapers and journals. Mieroszewski died in Kraków.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mieroszewski, Stanisław 1827 births 1900 deaths Politicians from Kraków Writers from Kraków Polish Austro-Hungarians Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1873–1879) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1879–1885) Members of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria 19th-century Polish historians 19th-century Polish male writers 19th-century Polish politicians Polish male non-fiction writers University of Freiburg alumni University of Fribourg alumni