Jan Wasilkowski

Jan Wasilkowski (11 May 1898 – 14 July 1977) was a Polish jurist, judge and politician.

Biography He was the son of Czesław and Aleksandra. In 1918 he started studying law in Vienna and after one year he moved to Kraków. During his studies, he took part in the Polish-Bolshevik War as an artillery second lieutenant. In 1924 he obtained doctorate in law from the University in Nancy. in an artillery unit, During his time in Nazi captivity in Oflag VI B, Dössel, he co-organized law courses for POWs. He came back to Poland in 1946.

He was dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Warsaw from 1947 to 1949 and rector of the University of Warsaw from 1949 to 1952 From 1953 to 1956 he was director of the .

After retiring, he chaired the Codification Commission at the Ministry of Justice from 1956 to 1968.

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Honors and awards Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (3 February 1947) Order of the Banner of Labour, 2nd class (22 July 1951) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (16 July 1954) Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (14 January 1955) Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta , 2nd degree (1964) Honorary degree of the University of Wrocław