Karski, Jan, 1914-2000
Variant namesLiaison officer and courier of the Polish government-in-exile to the Polish underground, 1939-1943; author, Story of a Secret State (1944).
From the description of Jan Karski papers, 1922-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868753
Biographical Note
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1914 June 24:
Born Jan Kozielewski in Lodz -
1935:
Law student at University of Lwow -
1939:
Recruited into the Polish diplomatic service Mobilized, September campaign - escapes Soviet imprisonment First mission to the West, France -
1940:
Second mission - Failed -
1942:
Smuggled into Warsaw ghetto and a concentration camp to prepare a report on Nazi war crimes Reports on his mission to representatives of governments of Poland and Great Britain -
1943:
Reports about situation in Poland to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and other U.S. officials -
1944:
Publishes Story of a Secret State -
1952:
Receives PhD from Georgetown University -
1953:
Enrolls at School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University -
1954:
Naturalized as American citizen. Works for United States Information Service -
1965:
Marries Pola Nirenska -
1984:
Retires from Georgetown University -
1985:
Publishes The Great Powers and Poland -
1994:
Made honorary citizen of Israel -
2000 July 13:
Dies in Washington D.C.
From the guide to the Jan Karski papers, 1939-2007, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Jan Karski papers, 1939-2007 | Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace | |
referencedIn | Wood, E. Thomas, 1963-. E. Thomas Wood papers, 1939-2000. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
referencedIn | Polish Embassy in the United States records, 1939-1945. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
creatorOf | Karski, Jan, 1914-2000. Jan Karski papers, 1922-2007. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
referencedIn | E. Thomas Wood papers, 1939-2000 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
referencedIn | Oral history collection, 1919-1986. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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Filters:
Relation | Name | |
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associatedWith | Poland. Ambasada (U.S.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Sikorski, Władysław, 1881-1943. | person |
associatedWith | Wood, E. Thomas, 1963- | person |
Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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Poland | |||
Germany. | |||
Poland. |
Subject |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
Jews |
Jews |
Propaganda, German |
World War, 1939-1945 |
World War, 1939-1945 |
World War, 1939-1945 |
World War, 1939-1945 |
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Activity |
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Person
Birth 1914-06-24
Death 2000-07-13
Americans
English,
Polish