Piotr Wróbel
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Piotr Jan Wróbel is a Polish-Canadian historian, an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto
, as well as member of the Faculty at the Munk School of Global Affairs
at the University of Trinity College
in the University of Toronto.
Piotr Wróbel received his Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD
) at the University of Warsaw
, where he taught. He also taught at the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor, Michigan State University
at East Lansing, as well as at the University of California
at Davis
. At present, Wróbel teaches history at the University of Toronto. He has been a visiting scholar at the Institute of European History at Mainz
, as well as at the Humboldt University of Berlin
; and, at the Institute for Polish–Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford
. Piotr Wróbel is a specialist in Polish history and East-Central Europe
an history. His academic research revolves around the national minorities of Eastern and Central Europe with special focus on Polish-Jewish relations and the history of Polish Jewry since the Partitions of Poland
.
Wróbel has authored or co-authored seven books, and more than 75 articles published in Poland, Great Britain, Canada and the United States. He serves on the advisory board of Polin: A Journal of Polish–Jewish Studies.
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, as well as member of the Faculty at the Munk School of Global Affairs
Munk School of Global Affairs
The Munk School for Global Affairs at the University of Toronto is an interdisciplinary academic centre on global issues that integrates research with teaching and public education...
at the University of Trinity College
University of Trinity College
The University of Trinity College, informally referred to as Trin, is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Trinity was intended by Strachan as a college of strong Anglican alignment, after the University of Toronto severed its ties with the Church of...
in the University of Toronto.
Piotr Wróbel received his Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD
PHD
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) at the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
, where he taught. He also taught at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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at Ann Arbor, Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
at East Lansing, as well as at the University of California
University of California
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at Davis
Davis
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. At present, Wróbel teaches history at the University of Toronto. He has been a visiting scholar at the Institute of European History at Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, as well as at the Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
; and, at the Institute for Polish–Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. Piotr Wróbel is a specialist in Polish history and East-Central Europe
East-Central Europe
East-Central Europe – a term defining the countries located between German-speaking countries and Russia. Those lands are described as situated “between two”: between two worlds, between two stages, between two futures...
an history. His academic research revolves around the national minorities of Eastern and Central Europe with special focus on Polish-Jewish relations and the history of Polish Jewry since the Partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
.
Wróbel has authored or co-authored seven books, and more than 75 articles published in Poland, Great Britain, Canada and the United States. He serves on the advisory board of Polin: A Journal of Polish–Jewish Studies.
Selected publications
- Listopadowe dni-1918, 1988, Instytut Wydawniczy P.A.X
- Droga powrotna: niemiecki prawicowy ruch kombatancki po I wojnie światowej, 1989, Książka i Wiedza
- Prezydenci i premierzy drugiej rzeczypospolitej (with A Chojnowski), 1992, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolínskich
- Kształtowanie siȩ białoruskiej świadomości narodowej a Polska, 1990, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
- Zarys dziejów Żydów na ziemiach polskich w latach 1880-1918, 1991, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
- The Jews of Galicia under Austrian-Polish Rule, 1869–1918, 1994, Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
- Double memory: Poles and Jews after the Holocaust, 1997, University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
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External links
- Polish History and Konstanty Reynert Chair of History, Council for Support of Polish Studies at the University of Toronto
- Professor Piotr Wróbel, Council for Support of Polish Studies at the University of Toronto
- The Devil's Playground: Poland in World War II. The Canadian Foundation for Polish Studies of the Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences. Price-Patterson Ltd. (contains a biography note)