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Revision as of 16:01, 23 October 2005 by Tom Szczepanik (talk | contribs) (==References== )(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Edward Franciszek Szczepanik (born August 22 1915 in Suwałki, Poland, died 11 October 2005 in Worcestershire) was a Polish economist and the last Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile.
E. F. Szczepanik went to the local grammar school in Suwałki and studied at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). He studied for his MA in political economy under Professor Edward Lipiński in 1936. During his compulsory military service he was stationed at the Artillery Officers' School and was stationed with the 29th Light Artillery Regiment. He won a scholarship to study at the London School of Economics, studying under Professors Lionel Robbins, Friedrich Hayek and Rosenstein-Rodan. On his return he became an assistant in Lipiński's department in SGH.
During the September campaign he was captured by the Soviet forces and in 1940-1941 was a prisoner. After being released he join the Polish II Corps under general Władysław Anders.
After the war he worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization from 1963 to 1977.
Szczepanik was awarded a Doctorate Honoris causa by SGH in 1995.
Notes and references
- Daily Telegraph Obituary, 17/10/2005
- The Times Obituary, October 19, 2005
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- Polish websites of Suwalki grammar school Karol Brzostowski (later renamed after Maria Konopnicka )
- Polish websites of SGH (Szkoła Główna Handlowa) ; Lipiński's department in SGH ; SGH Doctorate ; SGH Honoris causa
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