Stanisław Kulczyński was a Polish botanist and politician.

Son of Władysław Kulczyński

Władysław Kulczyński

Władysław Kulczyński was a Polish zoologist who specialised in Arachnology.-Refences:...

 the zoologist. Professor of Lwów University (in the Second Polish Republic

Second Polish Republic

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, its rector

Rector

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 from 1936). Opponent of ghetto ławkowe, resigning his position at the university in 1938 in protest. Member of the Polish Secret State

Polish Secret State

The Polish Underground State is a collective term for the World War II underground resistance organizations in Poland, both military and civilian, that remained loyal to the Polish Government in Exile in London. The first elements of the Underground State were put in place in the final days of the...

, took part in the underground education in Poland during World War II

Education in Poland during World War II

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. After the war, when Lwów was annexed by the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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, he moved to "Regained Territories" (Wrocław), where he became active in the Wrocław University and Wrocław Politechnic. He joined the communist Stronnictwo Demokratyczne

Democratic Party (Poland)

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 party, was elected to Sejm

Sejm

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 and was a member of several governmental commissions. Stanislaw Kulczynski

Stanislaw Kulczynski

Stanisław Kulczyński was a Polish botanist and politician.Son of Władysław Kulczyński the zoologist. Professor of Lwów University . Opponent of ghetto ławkowe, resigning his position at the university in 1938 in protest...

 was deputy chairman of the Polish Council of State

Polish Council of State

The Council of State of the Republic of Poland was introduced by the 1947 Small Constitution. It consisted of the President of the Republic of Poland, the Marshal and Vicemarshals of Constituent Sejm, President of the Supreme Chamber of Control and could consist of other members...

 1956–1969 and as such one of four acting chairmen of the Chairmen of the Council of State (head of state

Head of State

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) from August, 7 to August, 12
1964.

Honours and awards

Kulczyński was awarded the Order of the Builders of People's Poland

Order of the Builders of People's Poland

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 (1964), the Order of the Banner of Labour 1st class and the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1963, the University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw University of Technology

Wroclaw University of Technology

Wrocław University of Technology is an autonomous technical university in Wrocław, Poland. With buildings dispersed throughout the city, its main facilities are gathered at a central location near Plac Grunwaldzki, alongside the Oder River...

awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1965.