Kazimierz Morawski (philologist)

Kazimierz Morawski (29 January 1852 – 25 August 1925) was a Polish classical philologist, historian, translator, professor and rector of Jagiellonian University, president of Polish Academy of Learning, and candidate for the President of Poland.

Kazimierz was the son of Kajetan Morawski and Józefa Łempicka, older brother of Zdzisław, publicist and lawyer.

He attended the Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań, where among his teachers was Edward Likowski.

From 1869 until 1874 he studied philology and history at Humboldt University of Berlin (where one of the lecturers was Theodor Mommsen), where he received his Ph.D. Then he was a teacher of Latin in one of Wrocław high schools.

He lost the election, receiving from members of the Polish parliament 77 votes less than Stanisław Wojciechowski, a PSL Piast politician.