Julius von Twardowski-Skrzypna

Julius von Twardowski-Skrzypna

Julius von Twardowski-Skrzypna (different spelling of the name: Juliusz Twardowski von Skrzypna Ogończyk ; * January 23, 1874 in Vienna ; † June 6, 1945 in Krakow ) was an Austrian - Polish lawyer , politician , diplomat and writer who worked between 1917 and 1918 Minister without portfolio . In this function he was Minister for Galicia and subsequently worked for Austrian-Polish relations.

Life

Julius von Twardowski-Skrzypna, son of the Galician lawyer and civil servant, Councilor Pius Twardowski von Skrzypna Ogończyk and his wife Malwina Twardowski von Skrzypna Ogończyk, b. Kuhn, was a younger brother of the philosopher and logician Kazimierz Twardowski and a cousin of the Roman Catholic clergyman Bolesław Twardowski , who was Archbishop of Lemberg between 1923 and 1945 . After graduating from a grammar school in Vienna, he began studying at the University of Lemberg , which he continued between 1896 and 1897 at the University of Vienna . In 1897 he obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Lemberg and, after continuing his studies from 1898 and 1899, also in 1900 a doctorate in law from the University of Vienna. He then entered the civil service as a civil servant and initially worked in the financial administration of Lower Austria and in the presidential office of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce before he became an employee at the Ministry of Public Works. As such, he undertook a trip for economic relations with South America in 1910 and, on his return in 1911, moved to the Ministry of Galicia as head of section , which was headed by a minister without portfolio.

On June 23, 1917 von Twardowski-Skrzypna finally took over the management of the Ministry for Galicia in the Seidler Ministry as a minister without portfolio and held this office until July 26, 1918. During the First World War he was chairman of the auxiliary committee for Refugees from Galicia and the Bukowina KPUGB (Komitet Pomocy dla Uchodźców z Galicji i Bukowiny) , which was responsible for distributing financial aid to school and academic youth as well as to scientists and former Polish legionaries. He also wrote articles for the daily newspaper Wiedeński Kurier Polski .

After the end of the war, Julius von Twardowski-Skrzypna was initially the agent for liquidation matters in Vienna after the restoration of the Polish state between 1919 and 1920. In 1920 he became an employee of the Polish embassy in Austria. He also acted as President of the Austro-Polish Chamber of Commerce between 1921 and 1938 and, in personal union, as President of the Austro-Polish Bank from 1923 to 1930. In addition, he was the first chairman of the Austrian section of the Union of Polish Associations (Związek Stowarzyszeń Polskich) between 1924 and 1929 and, at the same time, between 1924 and 1929 he was also chairman of the Society for the Care of Polish Schools in Austria (Towarzystwo Opieki nad Szkolnictwem Polskim w Austrii) . In addition, he was involved as chairman of the Polish delegation in the economic negotiations with the German Reich from 1928 to 1929 and again chairman of the Austrian section of the Union of Polish Associations between 1936 and 1938. As a representative of the Polish Academy of Learning PAU ( Polska Akademia Umiejętności ), he was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Polish House (Dom Polski) in Vienna.

Julius von Twardowski-Skrzypna was since 1919 with Paulina "Paula" Smolinowa, nee. Schwabe, married, and adoptive father of the economist Aurel (Aureliusz) Zoepenk-Twardowski.

Publications

In addition to his political, diplomatic and social activities, von Twardowski-Skrzypna, who was also committed to the memory of the Battle of Kahlenberg on September 12, 1683 and the works of Henryk Sienkiewicz and Stefan Żeromski , wrote various books on political, literary and cultural topics , which dealt with Poland and Galicia, but also contributions to the dictionary of international law and diplomacy published in three volumes between 1924 and 1929 . His works include:

• Our Catholic church music of today. A critical study , 1896
• Statistical data about Austria ... , 1902
• The industrialization of Galicia , 1912
• Galicia , 1913
• Illustrated guide to Galicia , 1913
• Balkans et Baltique , 1926
• Business with Poland , 1931
• Count Skrzyński (March 19, 1882– September 25, 1931) , 1931
• Unknown facts about Goethe's “most beautiful time”: Marianne von Willemer , 1932
• Lanckoroński , 1935
• Goethe and Poland, Poland and Goethe , 1933

literature

• Twardowski (from Skrzypna Ogończyk), Juliusz (Julius). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 15, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957–2013, p. 27.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Seidler Ministry