Jerzy Łojek (3 September 1932 – 7 October 1986) was a Polish historian and opposition activist in
People's Republic of Poland
The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million nea ...
. He specialized in European, Polish and Russian history of 17th to 20h centuries. Some of his works were first
published underground. The communist government prevented him from receiving
professor
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...
ship.
References
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Paweł Janowski, ''Łojek Jerzy, 1932-1986, historyk, publicysta'',
:''Encyklopedia Katolicka'', Lublin 2006, t. XI, kol. 493.
1932 births
1986 deaths
Burials at Powązki Cemetery
Polish dissidents
20th-century Polish historians
Polish male non-fiction writers
Writers from Warsaw
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