Józef Chlebowczyk

Prof. Dr. Hab. Józef Chlebowczyk (19 January 1924 in Karwina 14 August 1985 in Sozopol) was a Polish historian.

Chlebowczyk was born in Karwina as a son of Augustyn Chlebowczyk, local administrative worker. He graduated from Juliusz Słowacki Polish Grammar School in Orłowa and later from the Main School of Planning and Statistics in Warsaw. In 1961 he gained a Ph.D. In 1966 he passed his habilitation. In 1977 Chlebowczyk gained the title of professor. Since 1968 he worked in Silesian Institute in Katowice and lectured at the Silesian University.

He focused on the history of Cieszyn Silesia and nationalist movements in Central Europe.

He was considered as an outstanding Polish historian.[1][2]

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Footnotes

  1. Edward Buława "Józef Chlebowczyk". In: Roczniki Historyczne. 1986: Jego przedwczesny zgon oznacza wielką stratę dla polskiej nauki historycznej, której był wybitnym reprezentantem.
  2. Anna Gojniczek "Z bibliografii prac Józefa Chlebowczyka" Pamiętnik Cieszyński Vol. XI. 1996, p. 89.

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