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Kazimierz Godłowski
Kazimierz Godłowski (December 9, 1934 in Kraków – July 9, 1995 in Kraków) was a Polish archeologist and historian specializing in the prehistoric period. He was the son of Włodzimierz Godłowski, a professor at the Wilno University, who was murdered by the Soviet NKVD in 1940 Katyń massacre. Kazimierz Godłowski was an archeology student at the Jagiellonian University 1951-1955 and from 1955 an academic teacher and researcher at the Institute of Archeology there. 1976-1991 Director of the Institute, full professor from 1983. From 1991 member of the Polish Academy of Learning. Member of many Polish and foreign scientific societies, including the German Archaeological Institute from 1975 and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences from 1994. From 1992 he was co-editor of the ''Monumenta Archaeologica Barbarica'' series. Godłowski conducted research concerned with the chronology of the Roman period, the Migration Period in East-Central Europe, the Przeworsk culture, the ethnic si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second-most-important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
