Szymon Askenazy
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Szymon Askenazy (December 28, 1866, Zawichost - June 22, 1935, Warsaw) was a Polish historian, diplomat and politician, founder of the Askenazy school.
Starting in 1902, he served as a professor at the University of Lwów. In 1909 he was appointed a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Umiejętności). After Poland regained its independence Askenazy was chosen as the first Polish representative at the League of Nations (1920-1923).
In his studies he focused mostly on political and economical history of Poland between 18th century and 19th century, laying the foundation of the Lwów-Warsaw School of History. He was the first historian to underline the importance of the period of Partitions as a crucial moment in the creation of a modern nation of Poland.
His ideas of describing a nation's history through its social and economical development as well as through the underlying international and diplomatic background remain influential in modern Polish historical studies.
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- Książę Józef Poniatowski 1763-1813, (Lwów, 1905)
- Rosja - Polska 1815-1830, (Lwów, 1907)
- Łukasiński, (Lwów, 1908)
- Napoleon a Polska, (Warszawa, 1918-19)
- Przymierze polsko-pruskie, (Warszawa, 1918)
- Gdańsk a Polska, (Warszawa, 1919)
