Henryk Floyar-Rajchman
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Henryk Floyar-Rajchman | |
|---|---|
 Floyar-Rajchman in 1934 | |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office May 15, 1934 – October 12, 1935 | |
| President | Ignacy Mościcki |
| Preceded by | Ferdynand Zarzycki |
| Succeeded by | Roman Górecki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1893 |
| Died | March 22, 1951 (aged 57) |
| Citizenship | Polish |
Henryk Floyar-Rajchman (December 7, 1893 – March 22, 1951) was a Polish statesman and a founding member of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America for Research in the Modern History of Poland created in New York City in July 1943.
Born in Warsaw, Floyar-Rajchman was educated in his hometown and in Kraków. From 1913 on he belonged to the Riflemen's Association, a Polish paramilitary structure in Galicia. After the outbreak of the World War in 1914, Floyar-Rajchman served in the Fifth Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions. In 1917, when the Legions refused to swear allegiance to the Central Powers, he joined the secret Polish Military Organization. He served as captain in the Polish–Bolshevik War of 1919–1920 as a staff officer in the First Legion Infantry Division.
Interwar Period
In 1923 Floyar-Rajchman began education at the Higher War School in Warsaw, from which he obtained a diplomatic major rank. Between 1928 and 1931 he served as a military attaché in Japan, after which he became a representative in the Polish Sejm and served as the head of the Industrial Inspection Department. In 1933 he started working for the Ministry of Trade and Industry and advanced to serve as the minister between May 15, 1934, and October 12, 1935.
