Henryk Samsonowicz#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 852 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | POLAND |
Henryk Samsonowicz passed away May 28, 2021.
Positions Held
- Since 2006 Professor Emeritus
- 1999 - 2006 president of the Division I of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1991 - 1996 vice-president of the State Committee for Scientific Research
- 1989 - 1991 Minister of Education
- 1980 - 1982 Rector of the University of Warsaw
- 1975 - 1980 Director of the Institute of History, University of Warsaw
- 1970 - 1973 Dean of the Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Warsaw
- 1967 - 1970 Vice-dean of Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Warsaw
Fields of Scholarship
- Medieval history
Honours and Awards
- 2010 Order of the White Eagle
- 2009 Dr. honoris causa University of Gdańsk
- 2008 Dr. honoris causa Opole University
- 2007 Dr. honoris causa University of Wrocław
- 2002 Dr. honoris causa Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
- 1998 Order of Polonia Restituta
- 1998 Dr. honoris causa Nicolaus Copernicus University
- 1984 National Order of the Legion of Honour
