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Józef Buzek

Józef Buzek (16 November 1873 – 22 September 1936) was a Polish lawyer, economist, statistician and politician.

Biography

Buzek was born on 16 November 1873 in the village of Końska to a peasant's family. He graduated from state gymnasium in Cieszyn in 1894. He then studied law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and in Vienna, eventually earning a law degree at Jagiellonian University in 1899 and habilitation at Lwów University in 1902. Buzek was also politically active and was a deputy in the Imperial Council in Vienna from 1907 to 1918. He worked as a statistician in Vienna and was a chairman of Statistic Office in Lwów. He was the first director of the Polish Central Statistical Office from 1918 to 1929. Buzek was a member of the Sejm (1919–1922) and the Senate (1922–1927). Buzek wrote many books about statistics, national and political issues.

Józef Buzek is related to Jan Buzek and Jerzy Buzek, Polish politicians.

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