Profesor Roman Wapiński 1931–2008

• Authors: Zbigniew Opacki

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Professor Roman Wapiński 1931–2008

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Roman Wapiński came from an educated family; he finished secondary school in Częstochowa and historical studies at Warsaw University in the years 1951–1955. He combined his academic interests with social involvement, the sign of which was his active participation in the Polish United Workers’ Party. He started work in Higher School of Pedagogy in Gdańsk in 1955, where he quickly became one of the distinguished academics who influenced the development of academic environment and the school. He held important social and administrative positions as a prorector in Higher School of Pedagogy and later at Gdansk University; for over 17 years he was the head of the Institute of History. He left the Polish United Workers’ Party in 1980. In Gdansk he initiated the research of most recent history of Poland, undertaking the issues of the nationalist movement and ideology in Pomerania, and in Poland in the 20th century. His achievements in this area led to the revision of the judgements and opinions based on ideological grounds. He was one of the initiators of team research on the Polish political thought and culture of the 19th and 20th century and became one of the most competent experts in this research area. He published 21 monographs and about 450 articles and other works. He promoted 36 doctors and gave his opinion on over 150 applications for the habilitation qualification and professor’s title. Owing to his outstanding achievements he was elected a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning. His rapid academic advance was connected with his participation in editorial committees of the most important Polish historical journals, important positions held in scientific councils and institutions conducting the scientific policy of the state both during the time of the People’s Republic of Poland and after the breakthrough of 1989–1990.

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Polish historiography of the 20th century; Roman Wapiński; Gdansk University

• Publisher: Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu
• Journal: Zapiski Historyczne
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 76
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 95-116

Contributors

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Zbigniew Opacki

• Instytut Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański