Franciszek Ziejka (3 October 1940 – 19 July 2020) was a Polish scholar who specialized in

Polish literature Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. Most Polish literature has been written in the Polish language, though other languages used in Poland over the centuries have also contributed to Polish literary traditions, including Latin, ...

Biography

Ziejka was born into a peasant family of eight children. He studied Polish literature at

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

under the guidance of Wacław Kubacki. In 1971, he defended his doctoral thesis on symbolism of

Stanisław Wyspiański Stanisław Mateusz Ignacy Wyspiański (; 15 January 1869 – 28 November 1907) was a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within ...

's '' The Wedding''. In 1982, he supported accreditation in his essay ''The Golden Legend of Polish Peasants''. In 1991, he became a university professor. In the meantime, Ziejka taught

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

at the

University of Provence The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (french: Université de Provence) was a public research university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It was one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and was part of the Academy of ...

from 1970 to 1973, then at the

University of Lisbon The University of Lisbon (ULisboa; pt, Universidade de Lisboa, ) is a public research university in Lisbon, and the largest university in Portugal. It was founded in 2013, from the merger of two previous public universities located in Lisbon, th ...

from 1979 to 1980. He also taught at the

Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales ( en, National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations), abbreviated as INALCO, is a French university specializing in the teaching of languages and cultures from the world. ...

from 1984 to 1988. Ziejka became a member of the

Polish Academy of Learning The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning ( pl, Polska Akademia Umiejętności), headquartered in Kraków and founded in 1872, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of scien ...

in 1997 in

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 ...

. He was also a member of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...

and the Polish

PEN International PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous Internationa ...

Club. Ziejka is the author of multiple plays broadcast on Polish television, such as ''A Legend is Born'', ''Polish October'', and ''Traugutt''. He served on the scientific council of the

Polish Library in Paris The Polish Library in Paris (french: Bibliothèque Polonaise de Paris, pl, Biblioteka Polska w Paryżu) is a Polish cultural centre of national importance and is closely associated both with the historic Great Emigration of the Polish élite to P ...

and he chaired the Panteon Narodowy w Krakowie.

Distinctions

*Officer of the

Ordre des Palmes académiques A suite, in Western classical music and jazz, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes and grew in scope to comprise up to five dances, sometimes with ...

(2002) *Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

(2006) *Grand Officer of the Portugal Order of Merit (2008) *Commander of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

(2012) *

Order of the Southern Cross Emperor Pedro I of Brazil founded the National Order of the Southern Cross ( pt, Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul) as a Brazilian order of chivalry on 1 December 1822. The order aimed to commemorate the independence of Brazil (7 September 1822) ...

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

Doctorates ''Honoris Causa''

Pedagogical University of Cracow The Pedagogical University of Cracow ( pl, Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, UP), is named after the Commission of National Education created by King Stanisław August Poniatowski. It is a public university locate ...

*Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Wrocław *

Jan Kochanowski University Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce ''( pl, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach)'', formerly the Holy Cross Academy ''( pl, Akademia Świętokrzyska)'' and the Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences ''( pl, Uniwersytet Huma ...

Pontifical University of John Paul II The Pontifical University of John Paul II ( pl, Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie) is an academic institution located in Kraków, Poland, that offers graduate degrees in theology, philosophy, and church history. It derived from the ...

Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (MCSU) ( pl, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, UMCS) was founded October 23, 1944 in Lublin. It is named in honour of Marie Curie-Sklodowska. Currently the number of students is almost 36,000. The ...

Bibliography

*''W kręgu mitów polskich'' (1977) *''Studia polsko-prowansalskie'' (1977) *''Moje spotkania z Portugalią'' (1983) *''Złota legenda chłopów polskich'' (1984) *''Dialog serdeczny'' (1988) *''Paryż młodopolski'' (1993) *''Nasza rodzina w Europie. Studia i szkice'' (1995) *''Poeci, misjonarze, uczeni. Z dziejów kultury i literatury polskiej'' (1998) *''Mythes polonais. Autour de « La Noce » de Stanisław Wyspiański'' (2001) *''Gaudium veritatis'' (2005) *''Odkrywanie świata. Rozmowy i szkice'' (2010) *''Serce Polski. Szkice krakowskie'' (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziejka, Franciszek Polish educators 1940 births 2020 deaths People from Tarnów County Jagiellonian University alumni Academic staff of the University of Provence Academic staff of the University of Lisbon