Jacek Szmatka (28 March 1950 – 20 October 2001) was a Polish sociologist. Professor the

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 ...

, visiting professor in a number of American universities

State University of New York The State University of New York (SUNY, , ) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States. Led by c ...

(Buffalo),

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

(Stanford),

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

(Seattle), University of South Carolina (Columbia). He was a member of the International Advisory Editors of Encyclopedia of Sociology, and the author of two books and a number of sociological articles.

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Jacek Szmatka (1950–2001)
1950 births 2001 deaths Deaths from cancer in Ohio Polish sociologists {{Poland-sociologist-stub