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Polish Cultural Merit Order
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Jan Kobylański
1923-07-21 – 2019-03-27
Life & Legacy
Jan Kobylański (21 July 1923, Równe, Poland – 27 March 2019, Montevideo, Uruguay) was a Polish-Paraguayan businessman. He was the founder of the Union of Polish Associations and Organizations in Latin America (pol. Unia Stowarzyszeń i Organizacji Polskich w Ameryce Łacińskiej, USOPAŁ) the largest Polish immigrant organization of South America. He was also a founder of one of the world's largest companies involved in editing postage stamps, and coins mintage. He has written books on philately, as well as on the mediation policy of the Roman Curia. He was formerly the honorary consul of Poland to Paraguay, and the honorary consul of Paraguay to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Polish Cultural Merit Order; Auschwitz Cross; Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Polonia Mater Nostra Est
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Auschwitz Cross · Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Polish Cultural Merit Order · Polonia Mater Nostra Est
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Auschwitz Cross
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Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Polonia Mater Nostra Est
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Sources & Provenance
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