Karol Kirst

Karol Kirst (born January 7, 1885, in Łódź, died May 13, 1953, there) was a Polish lawyer, trade union activist and politician who served as Voivode of Białystok Voivodeship in the years 1927–1930.

Biography He was born on January 7, 1885, in Łódź, to Edward and Natalia née Olex-Majewski. He graduated from the 4th Gymnasium in Warsaw. He studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Warsaw. In 1903/1904 he withdrew from the university in connection with the campaign to boycott Russian universities. In 1910 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Dorpat. There he belonged to the Konwent Polonia academic corporation. After completing his studies, he was a trainee at the District Court in Warsaw, from 1912 an assistant to a sworn attorney, then a sworn attorney in Odessa and a legal adviser to the Russian Shipping and Trade Association in Odessa. In 1917 he was elected a city councilor of Odessa from the Polish group.