Stanisław Srokowski | |
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| Born | (1872-07-08)July 8, 1872 |
| Died | August 20, 1950(1950-08-20) (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Protestant Reformed Cemetery, Warsaw |
| Title | Voivode ofWołyń |
| Term | 1923–1924 |
| Predecessor | Mieczysław Mickiewicz |
| Successor | Kajetan Olszewski [pl] |
Stanisław Józef Srokowski (8 July 1872 inWęgrzce - 20 August 1950 inWarsaw) was a Polish geographer and diplomat.
Srokowski joined the Polish diplomatic service in 1920 and became the Polish Consul atOdesa andKönigsberg. In 1923-1924 he was the Voivode of theWołyń Voivodeship and became the Director of the PolishBaltic Institute atToruń in 1926.
Srokowski was also a professor at theUniversity of Warsaw prior toWorld War II and President of the Polish Geographical Society.
In 1946-1950 he was the head of thePolish Committee for Settling of Place Names (Komisja Ustalania Nazw Miejscowości), which determined the names of towns and villages in the territories that became again part of Poland after World War II.
Srokowski died in 1950, the village ofDryfort was renamedSrokowo in his memory.
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