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Henryk Samsonowicz

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Henryk Samsonowicz
Born(1930-01-23)23 January 1930
Died28 May 2021(2021-05-28) (aged 91)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Scientific career
FieldsHistory

Henryk Bohdan Samsonowicz (January 23, 1930 – May 28, 2021) was a Polish historian. He was known for his knowledge in medieval Poland. He was also a writer, and professor of the University of Warsaw. From 1989 through 1990, he was the minister of education in the government of prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki.[1]

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1990.[2]

Samsonowicz died on May 28, 2021 in Warsaw at the age of 91.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Henryk Samsonowicz, biography at the webpage of Department of History of Warsaw University. Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Instytut Historyczny UW, 15 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Henryk Samsonowicz". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Nie żyje prof. Henryk Samsonowicz, wybitny polski historyk i mediewista (in Polish)