Edward Potkowski
Polish historian
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Edward Potkowski (10 May 1934 in Rybnik - 31 July 2017) was a Polish historian. His specialization includes history of the medieval period and paleography.[1]
BornMay 10, 1934
DiedJuly 31, 2017 (aged 83)
Resting placePowązki Military Cemetery
OccupationHistorian
Edward Potkowski | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Potkowski, 2012 | |
| Born | May 10, 1934 |
| Died | July 31, 2017 (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Powązki Military Cemetery |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Board member of | Central Archives of Historical Records |
| Spouse | Zofia Cep |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Thesis | (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Tadeusz Manteuffel |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Medievalist |
| Main interests | Codicology and palaeography |
Edward Potkowski was born on 10 May 1934 in Rybnik.[2] In 1954 he enrolled at the Uniwersytet Wrocławski, but since 1955 he had been studied on the Warsaw University.[2] He graduated in 1960.[2] Potkowski gained PhD in 1967. His supervisor was Tadeusz Manteuffel.[2] In 1979 he passed his habilitation.[3] From 1981 to 1986 he was a director of Central Archives of Historical Records.[2]
In 1989 he gained the title of professor.[4]
In 1960 he married Zofia Cep.[2]
Publications
- Książka rękopiśmienna w kulturze Polski średniowiecznej (1984).
- Le Livre manuscrit – la société – la culture dans la Pologne du bas moyen âge (XIVe-XVe s.) (1997).
- Książka i pismo w średniowieczu. Studia z dziejów kultury piśmiennej i komunikacji społecznej (2006).
- Dziedzictwo wierzeń pogańskich w średniowiecznych Niemczech. Defuncti vivi (1973).
- Crécy - Orlean 1346-1429 (1986)
- Warna 1444 (1990)
- Grunwald 1410 (1994)
- Zakony rycerskie (1995, 2005).
- Heretycy i inkwizytorzy (2012).
