Edward Potkowski (10 May 1934 in Rybnik - 31 July 2017) was a

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historian. His specialization includes history of the medieval period and

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. Edward Potkowski was born on 10 May 1934 in Rybnik.Jan Tyszkiewicz
Edward Potkowski (10 V 1934 - 31 VII 2017)
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Kwartalnik Historyczny ''Kwartalnik Historyczny'' is a Polish history journal. It was established in 1887 in Lwów and is the oldest extant national journal for history. The founder of ''Kwartalnik Historyczny'' was Ksawery Liske.''Encyklopedia Krakowa'', Warszawa-Krak� ...

" 2018, 3, p. 803. In 1954 he enrolled at the Uniwersytet Wrocławski, but since 1955 he had been studied on the

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. He graduated in 1960. Potkowski gained PhD in 1967. His supervisor was

Tadeusz Manteuffel Tadeusz Manteuffel or Tadeusz Manteuffel-Szoege (1902–1970) was a Polish historian, specializing in the medieval history of Europe. Manteuffel was born in Rēzekne, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Latvia). His brothers were Leon M ...

. In 1979 he passed his habilitation.Jan Tyszkiewicz
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" 2018, 3, p. 804. From 1981 to 1986 he was a director of

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. In 1989 he gained the title of professor. In 1960 he married Zofia Cep.

Publications

* ''Książka rękopiśmienna w kulturze Polski średniowiecznej'' (1984). * ''Le Livre manuscrit – la société – la culture dans la Pologne du bas moyen âge (XIVe-XVe s.)'' (1997). * ''Książka i pismo w średniowieczu. Studia z dziejów kultury piśmiennej i komunikacji społecznej'' (2006). * ''Dziedzictwo wierzeń pogańskich w średniowiecznych Niemczech. Defuncti vivi'' (1973). * ''Crécy - Orlean 1346-1429'' (1986) * ''Warna 1444'' (1990) * ''Grunwald 1410'' (1994) * ''Zakony rycerskie'' (1995, 2005). * ''Heretycy i inkwizytorzy'' (2012).

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