Wincenty Witos

Polish politician, three times the Prime Minister of Poland (1874–1945)

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20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: January 22, 1874, January 21, 1874^[10]
Date of death: October 31, 1945, October 21, 1945^[11]
Place of birth: Wierzchosławice
Place of death: Kraków
Country of citizenship: Austria–Hungary, Second Polish Republic^[12]^[13]
Occupation: politician, opinion journalist, farmer, journalist, head of government, member of parliament^[14]
Field of work: politics^[15]
Position held: Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria, Prime Minister of Poland (1920–1921), Member of Abgeordnetenhaus (1911–1918), Prime Minister of Poland (1923–1923), Prime Minister of Poland (1926–1926), member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic, member of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Member of political party: Polish People's Party "Piast", People's Party, Front Morges^[27]^[28]^[29]
Award received: Order of the White Eagle, Order of the Star of Romania, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class, Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]
Sibling: Andrzej Witos
Work location: Lviv, Vienna, Warsaw^[32]^[33]^[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish^[38]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[35]^[36]^[37]
Family name: Witos^[30]
Given name: Wincenty^[31]
Member of: National League^[25]
Name in native language: Wincenty Witos^[39]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 53

ISNI: 0000000108832459
VIAF cluster ID: 29567034, 316029039
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n83147370
GND ID: 119513870
Austrian Biographical Encyclopedia ID: W/Witos_Wincenty_1874_1945
Austrian Parliament 1848–1918 ID: Witos
BHCL UUID: 930454d7-cf5b-4406-8b32-7d9c92c5f087
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12122031s
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: witos-wincenty
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791734355840
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119513870
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Wincenty-Witos

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FAST ID: 115943
FES digital collections entity ID: 374435
Find a Grave memorial ID: 12946146
FranceArchives agent ID: 166013237
Freebase ID: /m/03hs13
Geni profile ID: 6000000019131780464
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m03hs13
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: wincenty-witos
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0072321
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1917057
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: vitos-vintsenty-ae0f93
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 66271
IdRef ID: 029636841
Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID: wincenty-witos-1874-1945-ludowiec-polityk-publicysta-rolnik-wiesz
J9U entity ID: 987007275633205171
JRC Names ID: 1430211
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA06297682
NE.se ID: wincenty-witos
NL CR AUT ID: js20020925091
NUKAT ID: n94003222, n2015139125
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000455120
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:Jqi;=B0
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810598529005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073165735
Obálky knih ID: js20020925091
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3996913
Open Library ID: OL858429A
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 589373
PM20 folder ID: pe/039690
RERO ID (legacy): A003981682
SNAC ARK ID: w6gf44q7
SVKKL authority ID: 0227240-Witos-Wincenty-18741945
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID: psb.31815.4
Topic's main category: Category:Wincenty Witos
Treccani ID: wincenty-witos
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: wincenty-witos
Vatican Library ID (former scheme): ADV11296999
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/266641
WikiTree person ID: Witos-5
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJmHCbTxgkdXXvQ9qJRHYP
Yale LUX ID: person/7b620d43-4bcd-473a-82f5-54d75d9174c9

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Summary

Wincenty Witos was born on January 22, 1874^[1], in Wierzchosławice^[2]. He died on October 31, 1945^[3], in Kraków^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], opinion journalist^[6], farmer^[7], journalist^[8], and head of government^[9].

FAQs

Where was Wincenty Witos born?

Wincenty Witos's place of birth was Wierzchosławice^[2].

Where did Wincenty Witos die?

Wincenty Witos died in Kraków^[4].

What did Wincenty Witos do for work?

Wincenty Witos worked as a politician^[5], opinion journalist^[6], farmer^[7], journalist^[8], and head of government^[9].

What awards did Wincenty Witos receive?

Honors received include Order of the White Eagle^[21], Order of the Star of Romania^[22], Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class^[23], and Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion^[24].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Wincenty Witos — place of birth (P19): Wierzchosławice. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Wincenty Witos — place of death (P20): Kraków. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Wincenty Witos — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Wincenty Witos — country of citizenship (P27): Austria–Hungary. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Wincenty Witos — country of citizenship (P27): Second Polish Republic. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Wincenty Witos — position held (P39): Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Wincenty Witos — position held (P39): Prime Minister of Poland. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Wincenty Witos — position held (P39): Member of Abgeordnetenhaus. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Wincenty Witos — position held (P39): member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic. bs.sejm.gov.pl. bs.sejm.gov.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Wincenty Witos — position held (P39): member of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Wincenty Witos — field of work (P101): politics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Wincenty Witos — member of political party (P102): Polish People's Party "Piast". wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Wincenty Witos — member of political party (P102): People's Party. Retrieved 2021-05-27. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Wincenty Witos — member of political party (P102): Front Morges. Retrieved 2021-05-28. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Wincenty Witos — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Wincenty Witos — occupation (P106): opinion journalist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Wincenty Witos — occupation (P106): farmer. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Wincenty Witos — occupation (P106): journalist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Wincenty Witos — occupation (P106): head of government. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Wincenty Witos — occupation (P106): member of parliament. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Wincenty Witos — award received (P166): Order of the White Eagle. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Wincenty Witos — award received (P166): Order of the Star of Romania. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Wincenty Witos — award received (P166): Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Wincenty Witos — award received (P166): Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion. prazskyhradarchiv.cz. prazskyhradarchiv.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Wincenty Witos — member of (P463): National League. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Wincenty Witos — date of birth (P569): January 22, 1874. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Wincenty Witos — date of birth (P569): January 21, 1874. bs.sejm.gov.pl. bs.sejm.gov.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Wincenty Witos — date of death (P570): October 31, 1945. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-27. bs.sejm.gov.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Wincenty Witos — date of death (P570): October 21, 1945. Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2020-04-03. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Wincenty Witos — family name (P734): Witos. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Wincenty Witos — given name (P735): Wincenty. bs.sejm.gov.pl. bs.sejm.gov.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Wincenty Witos — work location (P937): Lviv. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-29. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Wincenty Witos — work location (P937): Vienna. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-29. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Wincenty Witos — work location (P937): Warsaw. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-29. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Wincenty Witos — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Wincenty Witos — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Wincenty Witos — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947). wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Wincenty Witos — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Polish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Wincenty Witos — name in native language (P1559): Wincenty Witos. wikidata.org.

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10d ago · ~2026-56913-15 · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

WikiTree person ID → Witos-5

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16d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Position held → Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria, Prime Minister of Poland, Member of Abgeordnetenhaus +1

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9w ago · Luciano GSF · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Position held → Member of the Diet of Galicia and Lodomeria, Prime Minister of Poland, Member of Abgeordnetenhaus +1

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19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny ID → wincenty-witos-wiesz, wincenty-witos-1874-1945-ludowiec-polityk-publicysta-rolnik-

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FES digital collections entity ID → 374435

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22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

SVKKL authority ID → 0227240-Witos-Wincenty-18741945

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