Gabriel Narutowicz (1865–1922) was a Lithuanian-born professor of hydroelectric engineering at Switzerland's Zurich Polytechnic, Minister of Public Works in Poland (1920–21), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1922), and the first president of the Second Polish Republic.
Read more about Gabriel Narutowicz: Family, 1865–1920, 1920–22, Elections, Presidency, Assassination
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