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Edward Rydz-Śmigły

1886 - 1941

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Marshal Edward Śmigły-Rydz [ˈɛdvard ˈrɨdz ˈɕmiɡwɨ] also called Edward Rydz-Śmigły, (11 March 1886 – 2 December 1941) was a Polish politician, statesman, Marshal of Poland and Commander-in-Chief of Poland's armed forces, as well as a painter and poet. Born in 1886, he came from humble beginnings and was raised by his maternal grandparents after he became an orphan at age 13. He graduated with distinctions from the local Gymnasium. He completed his studies in philosophy and history of art at the Jagiellonian University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Rydz-Śmigły is the 2,281st most popular politician (down from 2,239th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 96th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Ukrainian Politician.

Edward Rydz-Śmigły was a Polish military commander who was responsible for the defense of Poland in 1939.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Rydz-Śmigły ranks 2,281 out of 19,576. Before him are Abd al-Karim Qasim, Bertie Ahern, Vasily II of Moscow, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Francisco Solano López, and Phorcys. After him are Louis the Younger, Nabopolassar, Antanas Smetona, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Psamtik III, and Johan de Witt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Edward Rydz-Śmigły ranks 25. Before him are René Guénon, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Theodor Morell, Gotthard Heinrici, Archibald Hill, and Erich Hoepner. After him are Hermann Broch, Jan Masaryk, Zhu De, Karl Polanyi, Gerda Wegener, and Hugo Ball. Among people deceased in 1941, Edward Rydz-Śmigły ranks 23. Before him are Ioannis Metaxas, El Lissitzky, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Marina Tsvetaeva, Émile Picard, and Hans Spemann. After him are Alexej von Jawlensky, Frederick Banting, Prajadhipok, Edwin S. Porter, Ernst Udet, and Werner Sombart.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Edward Rydz-Śmigły ranks 79 out of 1,365. Before him are Rodion Malinovsky (1898), Sonia Delaunay (1885), Nikolai Podgorny (1903), Mila Kunis (1983), Baal Shem Tov (1700), and Sergey Bubka (1963). After him are Larisa Latynina (1934), Andrey Vyshinsky (1883), Anton Makarenko (1888), Nestor the Chronicler (1056), Irène Némirovsky (1903), and Karol Szymanowski (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, Edward Rydz-Śmigły ranks 31. Before him are Lazar Kaganovich (1893), Yuri Dolgorukiy (1095), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860), Rodion Malinovsky (1898), Nikolai Podgorny (1903), and Sergey Bubka (1963). After him are Andrey Vyshinsky (1883), Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884), Karl Radek (1885), Daniel of Galicia (1201), Vladimir Ivashko (1932), and Anastasia of Kiev (1023).

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