Henryk Łowmiański
Polish historian
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| Intro | Polish historian | |
| Places | Poland Russia | |
| was | Historian Medievalist | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 22 August 1898, Daugudžiai, Ukmergė District Municipality, Vilnius County | |
| Death | 4 September 1984Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland (aged 86 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Henryk Łowmiański (August 22, 1898 near Ukmergė - September 4, 1984 in Poznań) was a Polish historian of the medieval period. A researcher of ancient history of Poland, Lithuania and the Slavs in general, Łowmiański was the author of many works, including the 6 volume Początki Polski (English: The Beginnings of Poland").
Scholar years
After receiving his doctorate on the "Wschody" miast litewskich w XVI wieku (English: Beginnings of Lithuanian Cities), Łowmiański became the first history Ph.D in the University of Stefan Batory.
Personal life
His wife was Maria Łowmiańska (1899-1961), a historian.
Important works
- "Wschody" miast litewskich w 16 wieku (1923–1924)
- Studia nad początkami społeczeństwa i państwa litewskiego (1931–32)
- Prusy pogańskie (1935) [English edition: The Ancient Prussians (1936)]
- Podstawy gospodarczego formowania się państw słowiańskich (1953)
- Zagadnienia roli Normanów w genezie państw słowiańskich (1957)
- Geneza państwa ruskiego jako wynik procesu wewnętrznego (1962)
- Początki Polski (6 vol.)
- Studia nad dziejami Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego (1983)
- Studia nad dziejami Słowiańszczyzny, Polski i Rusi w wiekach średnich (1986)
- Religia Słowian i jej upadek (w. VI-XII) (1979)
- Polityka Jagiellonów (1999)