| 2004 - Władysław Grabski Year | The Sejm of the Republic of
Poland passed the resolution proclaiming the year 2004 as the
Wladyslaw Grabski's Year. The decision stems from the fact that
this year we celebrate the 130th anniversary of Wladyslaw
Grabski's birthday and the 80th anniversary of the public
finance reform he introduced. In April and May the National Bank
of Poland is also celebrating the anniversary of the foundation
of the Bank of Poland. Wladyslaw Grabski was born in 1874, in
Borowo in central Poland, to a landowner`s family. His father,
Feliks, voluntarily abolished serfdom on his estate and assigned
land to the peasants; he also took part in the 1863-64 Uprising.
Having graduated from the 5th Boys` Classical Gymnasium in
Warsaw, Wladyslaw Grabski went to Paris where in 1892 - 94 he
studied in the School of Political Science at the General
Division, and in 1893 - 95 he studied history at the Sorbonne.
In the course of his studies he changed his political views - he
surrendered his belief in the