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Juliusz Leo
Juliusz
Franciszek
Leo
was a
Polish politician
and
academic
from
Kraków, Poland
, while
the city
was part of the
Austrian Empire
, then
Austria-Hungary
. Leo was a
professor
of
economics and law
at
Jagiellonian University
,
Kraków
, the city's first
deputy mayor
from 1901 to 1904, then
mayor
from 1904 for three terms until his
death
. He was the
founder
and first
president
of
Supreme National Committee
, a Polish
independence organization
, and he was a
supporter
of
the idea
of
Polish Legions
. Leo was
buried
at
Rakowicki Cemetery
.