Henryk Markiewicz (16 November 1922 – 31 October 2013) was a Polish historian, specializing in the history and theory of literature, with the particular focus on the Polish literature of 1864-1939. He was a professor emeritus of the Jagiellonian University, where he was a director of the Institute of Polish Philology. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning. He has been one of the editors of the Polski Słownik Biograficzny, and its editor-in-chief from 1991 until 2002, as well as editor of several other historical book series. He has published a number of books and articles.
He was a member of Polish United Workers' Party. Marta Wyka was among his doctoral students. He had sons Ryszard and Adam.
Books
Reprint 1964.
Reprint 1999.
Awards Distinctions Gold Cross of Merit (1953) Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland (1955) Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1954) Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1964) Medal of the Commission of National Education (1979) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1983) Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (22 May 2000) Medal of Pushkin (2001) Gold Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture (5 January 2007)
Accolades Kraków Book of the Month Award for Boy Żeleński (June 2001)
References
External links Homepage at the Jagiellonian University