Jerzy Zdrada

Jerzy Zdrada (1936–present) is a Polish historian and politician.

Biography

Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Professor of the Jagiellonian University since 1993. As a historian, he specializes in history of Poland in the 19th century.

He was an activist of the Solidarity movement in communist Poland. After the fall of communism, he was a member of the Democratic Union (UD) and Freedom Union (UW) parties. He was a deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm) from 1989 to 1997. Afterwards, hee was a Deputy Minister in the cabinet of Jerzy Buzek (1997–2001). Afterwards, he retired from active politics.

In 2007, Zdrada was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Works

Zmierzch Czartoryskich, 1969
Jarosław Dąbrowski: 1836-1871, 1973
Historia Dyplomacji Polskiej Part Three (coauthor), 1982
Wielka Emigracja po Powstaniu Listopadowym, 1987
Historia Polski 1795-1914, 2005

References

(Polish) Jerzy Zdrada, Sejm deputy page
(Polish) Jerzy Zdrada, entry at Encyklopedia Solidarności

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