Prof. Lech Szczucki (1933 – 19 November 2019) was a Polish

historian of philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

and culture, particularly noted since the 1960s for his work on the

Polish Brethren The Polish Brethren (Polish: ''Bracia Polscy'') were members of the Minor Reformed Church of Poland, a Nontrinitarian Protestant church that existed in Poland from 1565 to 1658. By those on the outside, they were called " Arians" or " Socinians" ( ...

. He was a professor emeritus of the

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(PAN), Institute of Philosophy and Sociology. A regular member of the Warsaw Scientific Society, a member of the Society for the Promotion and Propagation of Sciences. A former editor of "Archivum", and now on the Program Committee. Prof. Szczucki was awarded the

Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science The Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science () is the most prestigious scientific award in Poland given every year from 1992 by a non-governmental non-profit Polish organization, Foundation for Polish Science (). The prize is widely regarded a ...

'' for explaining the cultural ties between Central and Western Europe in a monumental edition of the correspondence of Andrzej Dudycz, the 16th-century thinker, religious reformer and diplomat''.

Selected works

History of philosophy and religion: * Szczucki, Lech, ed. ''Filozofia i mysl spoleczna XVI wieku.'' Warsaw, 1978. * Szczucki, Lech, ''et al.'', eds. '' Socinianism and its Role in the Culture of the XVIth to XVIIIth Centuries.'' Warsaw, 1983. * Szczucki, Lech, J. Domański, and Z. Ogonowski. ''Zarys dziejow filozofii w Polsce: wieki XIII-XVII.'' Warsaw, 1989. * Szczucki, Lech. ''Nonkonformisci religijni XVI i XVII wieku. Studia i szkice.'' Warsaw, 1993. * Szczucki, Lech. ''Ket XVI. szazadi eretnek gondolkodo: Jacobus Palaeologus es Christian Franken.'' Budapest, 1980. * Szczucki, Lech and Janusz Tazbir, eds. ''Literatura arianska w Polsce XVI wieku; antologia.'' Warsaw, 1959. * Szczucki, Lech, ed. ''Mysl filozoficzno-religijna reformacji XVI wieku.'' Warsaw, 1972. * Szczucki, Lech, ed. ''Nauczanie filozofii w Polsce w XV-XVIII wieku: zbior studiow.'' Wroclaw, 1978. * Szczucki, Lech. ''W kregu myslicieli heretyckich.'' Wroclaw, 1972. * ed. Szczucki, Lech. ''Wokol dziejow i tradycji arianizmu. Zbior studiow.'' Warsaw, 1971. Editions and translations of Latin works: * Szczucki, Lech, and Juliusz Domanski, eds.

Jacobus Palaeologus Jacob Palaeologus or Giacomo da Chio ( – March 23, 1585) was a Dominican friar who renounced his religious vows and became an antitrinitarian theologian. An indefatigable polemicist against both Calvinism and Papal Power, Palaeologus cultiva ...

. ''Disputatio scholastica''. Utrecht, 1994. * Szczucki, Lech, and Tiburti Szepessy, eds. Andreas Dudithius. ''Epistolae''. 2 vols. Budapest, 1992. * Szczucki, Lech, ''et al.'', eds.

Marcin Czechowic Martin Czechowic (or ''Marcin Czechowic'') (c.1532–1613) was a Polish Socinian (Unitarian) minister, Protestant reformer, theologian and writer. Life Born in Zbąszyń on the German border, Czechowic received a humanistic education in Pozn ...

. ''Rozmowy chrystyjanskie colloqui cristiani'' Warsaw, 1979. * Szczucki, Lech. ''

, 1532–1613: Studium z dziejow antytrynitaryzmu polskiego XVI wieku.'' Warsaw, 1964. * Szczucki, Lech, ed. Christophori Sandii. ''Bibliotheca antitrinitariorum.'' Varsoviae, 1967. * Szczucki, Lech, Halina Gorska, and Krystyna Wilczewska. ''Cztery broszury polemiczne z poczatku XVII wieku.'' Warsaw, 1958. * Szczucki, Lech and Janusz Tazbir, eds. ''Epitome colloquii Racoviae habiti anno 1601.'' Varsoviae, 1966. * Szczucki, Lech, ed. '' Michal Servet, 1511–1553; wybor pism i dokumentow.'' Warsaw, 1967. Articles and Conference papers: * a large selection of articles and papers in Polish, English, German and Italian.

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