Janusz Tazbir
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Janusz Tazbir is a Polish historian, specializing in the culture and religion of Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries.
) published in 1967. He has also written works popularizing
history, as well as on history of literature
. His works have been translated into foreign languages, including English and French.
In 1950 he received an MA
at the Humanities Department of Warsaw University. In 1954 he received his PhD
and six years later he habilitated
. He has been editor-in-chief of the annual academic journal
Odrodzenie i reformacja w Polsce (The Renaissance and Reformation in Poland) since 1965, and professor
of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of History since 1966 (he was the director of the Institute from 1983 to 1990). He has been a full professor
since 1973 and a member of Polish Academy of Sciences
(Polska Akademia Nauk) since 1989.
He is also the leader of the Science Council of Polski Słownik Biograficzny (Polish Biographical Dictionary).
Career
Tazbir is a foremost specialist in Old Polish history, and author of over 1000 publications. One of his most famous publications is Państwo bez stosów (A country without stakesExecution by burning
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) published in 1967. He has also written works popularizing
Popular science
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history, as well as on history of literature
History of literature
The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry which attempts to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/hearer/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pieces. Not all...
. His works have been translated into foreign languages, including English and French.
In 1950 he received an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
at the Humanities Department of Warsaw University. In 1954 he received his PhD
PHD
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and six years later he habilitated
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
. He has been editor-in-chief of the annual academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
Odrodzenie i reformacja w Polsce (The Renaissance and Reformation in Poland) since 1965, and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Warsaw, is one of two Polish institutions having the nature of an academy of sciences.-History:...
Institute of History since 1966 (he was the director of the Institute from 1983 to 1990). He has been a full professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
since 1973 and a member of Polish Academy of Sciences
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Warsaw, is one of two Polish institutions having the nature of an academy of sciences.-History:...
(Polska Akademia Nauk) since 1989.
He is also the leader of the Science Council of Polski Słownik Biograficzny (Polish Biographical Dictionary).
Works
- Selected:
- "Historia Kościoła katolickiego w Polsce (1460 -1795)" (History of Catholic Church in Poland, 1460-1795) (1966)
- "Państwo bez stosów. Szkice z dziejów tolerancji w Polsce w XVI i XVII w." (A country without stakes: Polish religious toleration in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (1967) English translation available (1973)
- "Dzieje polskiej tolerancji" (History of Polish tolerance) (1973)
- "Kultura szlachecka w Polsce" (Culture of the Polish nobility) (1978)
- "Spotkania z historią" (Meetings with history) (1979)
- "Tradycje tolerancji religijnej w polsce" (Traditions of religious tolerance in Poland) (1980)
- "Szlaki kultury polskiej) (Paths of Polish culture) (1986)
- "Polska przedmurzem chrześcijanskiej Europy: Mity a rzeczywistość" (Poland as a bulwark of Christian Europe: Myths and reality) (1983), English translation available (1987, ISBN 978-83-223-2254-3)
- "Reformacja, kontreformacja, tolerancja: A to Polska właśnie" (Reformation, counterreformation, tolerance: that's Poland) (1994)
- "W pogoni za Europą" (Chasing Europe) (1998)
- "Okrucieństwo w nowożytnej Europie" (Cruelty in modern Europe) (1999)
Quote
- "In the social sciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, there is a rule that the more someone has written, the more erroneous hypothesesHypothesisA hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. The term derives from the Greek, ὑποτιθέναι – hypotithenai meaning "to put under" or "to suppose". For a hypothesis to be put forward as a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method requires that one can test it...
he has created."http://www.culture.pl/pl/culture/artykuly/os_tazbir_janusz