Feliks Oraczewski
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Feliks Oraczewski of Szreniawa coat of arms (14 January 1739 in Przybysławice – 12 August 1799 in Vienna) was a Polish writer, educational and political activist.
Feliks Oraczewski was a Member of the Polish Parliament from 1773-1775.{{cite web|title=Felix Oraczewski|url=http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/1427,,,,oraczewski_feliks,haslo.html|language=pl|accessdate=30 August 2013}}
He participated in the Commission of National Education. He was also on the Apothecary Permanent Council from 1778-1780. Oraczewski was also a member of the Society for Elementary Books. From 1786-1790 he held the post of rector of the Academy of Kraków.
Orraczewski served as a Polish ambassador in Paris in 1791-1792.
Writing career
Politics
In 1773, during a session of the parliament, Oraczewski put forth a proposal for the formation of a parliamentary delegation. His envisioned the mission of this delegation to develop a national education program. This proposal eventually led to the establishment of the National Education Commission.{{cite web|title=Felix Oraczewski|url=http://ecfu.pl/feliks-oraczewski/|language=pl|date=15 September 2011|accessdate=19 October 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019202249/http://ecfu.pl/feliks-oraczewski/|archivedate=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}}
In 1787, Oraczewski was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus.
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