Stanisław Kętrzyński

Stanisław Kętrzyński
Born(1878-09-10)10 September 1878
Died26 May 1950(1950-05-26) (aged 71)
Burial placePowązki Cemetery
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Lwów
Occupations
  • Historian
  • diplomat
Parents

Stanisław Kętrzyński (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf kɛnˈtʂɨɲskʲi]; 10 September 1878 in Lwów, Austro-Hungary 26 May 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish historian, diplomat and freemason.

He was the son of Polish historian Wojciech Kętrzyński.

During the Second World War Stanisław Kętrzyński was a prisoner in the German Auschwitz concentration camp.

Among his students were Stanisław Arnold, Aleksander Gieysztor, Jadwiga Karwasińska and Adam Wolff.