Aleksander Gieysztor (17 July 1916 – 9 February 1999) was a Polish medievalist historian.
Life Aleksander Gieysztor was born to a Polish family in Moscow, Russia, where his father worked as a railwayman. In 1921, the family relocated to Poland and settled in Warsaw. He graduated in history from the University of Warsaw in 1937.
He was married to Irena Gieysztor née Czarnecka, a fellow historian.
The Aleksander Gieysztor Prize of the Kronenberg Foundation and the Aleksander Gieysztor Academy of Humanities are named after him.
Awards 1944: Silver Cross of the Order Virtuti Militari 1961: Legion d'Honneur 1980: The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1994: Order of the White EagleM.P. 1994 nr 35 poz. 290, A 1994 President's decree on granting the Order to Geysztor, "for extraordinary actievements in educational and social activities 1993: Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia RestitutaM.P. 1993 nr 17 poz. 148, A 1993 President's decree on granting the Order to Geysztor, for exceptional merit for Polish science and culture 1999: The Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Books
Historia Polski (co-author; 1947) Ze studiów nad genezą wypraw krzyżowych (1948) Zarys nauk pomocniczych historii (1948), a textbook used by a lot of generations of Polish students Zarys dziejów pisma łacińskiego (1972) Zamek Królewski w Warszawie (1973) Mitologia Słowian (1982) (wyd. Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe, 1982 i 1986, w serii * Mitologie Świata, ). Dzieje Mazowsza do 1526 roku (co-author Henryk Samsonowicz) La Pologne et l’Europe au Moyen Age. Warszawa, P.W.N. Conférence au Centre Scientifique Parisien de l’Académie Polonaise des Sciences le 10 décembre 1962. Società e cultura nell’alto Medioevo Polacco. Ossolineum 1965. Conférence à l’Académie Polonaise des Sciences à Rome le 5 novembre 1963.
See also List of Poles
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