Stanislaw Kronenberg
Encyclopedia
Stanisław Leopold Kronenberg (Warsaw
, 1846 – 1894, Warsaw) was a Polish
-Russia
n financier
.
See also Stanisław Leopold Kronenberg
. He was the brother of Baron Leopold Kronenberg
(1849–1937).
After graduating from gymnasium
, he went to France
. For two years he studied political economy
and finance
, and was granted at Paris
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
. During the Franco-Prussian War
he took part in the defense
of Paris, retiring with the rank of lieutenant
and the cross of the Legion of Honor.
Upon the death of his father he returned to Warsaw, and assumed the management of his commercial and railroad interests. He was made president of the Teraspol and Upper Vistula
lines, director of the Vienna
line, president of the Bank of Commerce
, and director of various other commercial institutions; and was concerned in the publication of Gazeta Polska (The Polish Gazette), Nowiny (News, edited by Aleksander Świętochowski
, then for a year by Bolesław Prus) and Biblioteka Umiejętności Prawnych.
He left a daughter who had married into French aristocracy. He was buried beside his parents and other family members in the family vault at Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw
.
, appeared in the "Economist".
He wrote also:
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, 1846 – 1894, Warsaw) was a Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
-Russia
Russia
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n financier
Financier
Financier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
.
See also Stanisław Leopold Kronenberg
Life
He was born the son of banker and railroad tycoon Leopold Kronenberg (1812-1878) and his wife Rozalia Leo. Both parents came from Jewish families which had converted to Protestantism—the Kronenbergs, to CalvinismCalvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
. He was the brother of Baron Leopold Kronenberg
Leopold Kronenberg
Baron Leopold Julian Kronenberg was a Polish banker.-Life:Kronenberg was born the son of banker and railroad tycoon Leopold Kronenberg and his wife Rozalia Leo. Both parents came from Jewish families which had converted to Protestantism—the Kronenbergs, to Calvinism...
(1849–1937).
After graduating from gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
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, he went to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. For two years he studied political economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
and finance
Finance
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, and was granted at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
. During the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
he took part in the defense
Defense (military)
Defense has several uses in the sphere of military application.Personal defense implies measures taken by individual soldiers in protecting themselves whether by use of protective materials such as armor, or field construction of trenches or a bunker, or by using weapons that prevent the enemy...
of Paris, retiring with the rank of lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
and the cross of the Legion of Honor.
Upon the death of his father he returned to Warsaw, and assumed the management of his commercial and railroad interests. He was made president of the Teraspol and Upper Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
lines, director of the Vienna
Vienna
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line, president of the Bank of Commerce
Bank of Commerce
Bank of Commerce, also known as BankCom, Bancommerce and BoC, is a commercial bank and the 15th largest lender by asset in the Philippines. Its headquarters is at the San Miguel Properties Center, No. 7 Saint Francis Avenue, Mandaluyong...
, and director of various other commercial institutions; and was concerned in the publication of Gazeta Polska (The Polish Gazette), Nowiny (News, edited by Aleksander Świętochowski
Aleksander Swietochowski
Aleksander Świętochowski was a Polish writer, educator, and philosopher of the Positivist period that followed the January 1863 Uprising.He was widely regarded as the prophet of Polish Positivism, spreading in the Warsaw...
, then for a year by Bolesław Prus) and Biblioteka Umiejętności Prawnych.
He left a daughter who had married into French aristocracy. He was buried beside his parents and other family members in the family vault at Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw
Protestant Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw
, The Evangelical Reformed Cemetery in Warsaw is a historic Calvinist Protestant cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland.-Details:The cemetery was established in 1792 and is located in the Wola district...
.
Literary works
His writings on economy and finance, written in PolishPolish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, appeared in the "Economist".
He wrote also:
- "Campagne", 1870-71
- "Quelques Souvenirs et Appréciations d'ex-Officier d'Infanterie", Paris, 1871.