Leon Kruczkowski

Leon Kruczkowski
Member of the State Council of the Polish People's Republic
In office 20 February 1957 – 1 August 1962
Personal details
Born	(1900-06-28) 28 June 1900 (age 124) Kraków, Grand Duchy of Kraków
Died	1 August 1962(1962-08-01) (aged 62)
Resting place	Powązki Military Cemetery
Citizenship	Poland
Nationality	Polish
Political party	Polish United Workers' Party
Alma mater	Kraków Higher School of Industry
Occupation	Politician, writer
Awards

Leon Kruczkowski (28 June 1900 – 1 August 1962) was a Polish writer, publicist and public figure.^[1] He wrote books and dramas and was prominent in Polish theatre of the post-World War II period. His best known work is the drama Niemcy ('The Germans'), written in 1949.

A left-wing activist before World War II, Kruczkowski spent the war in German prisoner of war camps. After the war, he became active in politics of communist-ruled Poland. He was a deputy minister of culture and art in 1945–1948, member of Polish parliament (Sejm) from 1947 to 1962, and member of the Polish Council of State from 1957. He had significant influence on Polish cultural policies of the period.