About Anna Kurska
Lived 1929 – 2016 (aged 87). Anna Kurska was a Polish politician, lawyer and judge.
Anna Maria Kurska (24 August 1929 – 25 August 2016) was a Polish politician and lawyer. She was a member of Law and Justice party and a member of the Polish Senate from 2001 to 2007.
Early life On 24 August 1929, Kurska was born in Lviv, Poland (in modern-day Ukraine), to Tadeusz Modzelewski (of Polish Nobility origin) and Teodora Niemirowska (sister of Lewis Bernstein Namier). Teodora was born to Józef Bernstein aka Niemirowski and Anna Sommerstein, both of Jewish origin.
Education In 1955, Kurska earned law degree from University of Warsaw.
Career Kurska started her career as a lawyer. In August 1980, Kurska became a judge in the Provincial Court of Gdansk. In 1988 she regained her rights to practise law, and operated a law office in Tczew for two years, until she was re-nominated as a judge
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Who was Anna Kurska?
Polish politician (1929-2016)
When was Anna Kurska born?
Anna Kurska was born on 24 August 1929 in Lviv.
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Anna Kurska died on 25 August 2016 in Ustrzyki Dolne.
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Anna Kurska was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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Anna Kurska was Polish.
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