page_title: Stanisław Kot
hierarchical_section_title: Stanisław Kot
caption_attribution_description: English: Stanisław Kot (1885-1975) Polish historian and politician, professor of Jagiellonian University 1920-1933, minister in the Polish Government in Exile
context_page_description: Stanisław Kot was a Polish historian and politician. A native of Austria-Hungary, he was attracted to the cause of Polish independence early in life. As a professor at Jagiellonian University, he held a chair in the History of Culture. His principal expertise was in the politics, ideologies, education, and literature of the 16th- and 17th-century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He is particularly known for his contributions to the study of the Reformation in Poland.
  As a Second Polish Republic politician, he was a member of the People's Party; and, during World War II, he held several high posts in the Polish Government in Exile, including those of Minister of Interior, Minister of State, and Minister of Information. He also served, during the war, as Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union; and shortly after the war, as Polish ambassador to Italy.
  In 1947, in the wake of the communist takeover of Poland, he became a political refugee, living in France and later in the United Kingdom, where he was the leader of the People's Party in exile.
context_section_description: Stanisław Kot (22 October 1885 – 26 December 1975) was a Polish historian and politician. A native of Austria-Hungary, he was attracted to the cause of Polish independence early in life. As a professor at Jagiellonian University (1920–1933), he held a chair in the History of Culture. His principal expertise was in the politics, ideologies, education, and literature of the 16th- and 17th-century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.  He is particularly known for his contributions to the study of the Reformation in Poland.
  As a Second Polish Republic politician, he was a member of the People's Party; and, during World War II, he held several high posts in the Polish Government in Exile, including those of Minister of Interior (1940–1941), Minister of State (1942–1943), and Minister of Information (1943–1944). He also served, during the war, as Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union (1941–1942); and shortly after the war, as Polish ambassador to Italy (1945–1947).
  In 1947, in the wake of the communist takeover of Poland, he became a political refugee, living in France and later in the United Kingdom, where he was the leader of the People's Party in exile.
caption: Stanisław Kot c. 1933
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