Stefan Maria Kuczyński, pen name Włodzimierz Bart (21 September 1904, Bogusław,

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– 30 March 1985, Katowice), was a

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historian and academic specializing in the

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of the Kingdom of Poland during the Piast dynasty and the

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, especially in the period of King

Władysław II Jagiełło Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło ()He is known under a number of names: lt, Jogaila Algirdaitis; pl, Władysław II Jagiełło; be, Jahajła (Ягайла). See also: Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło. ...

. After World War II he served as

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at the Uniwersytet Jagielloński (1945), then associate professor of Uniwersytet Wrocławski (1946), followed by professor of Uniwersytet Łódzki (1954–1969), and professor of Uniwersytet Śląski (1969–1982). Kuczyński also served as editor-in-chief of illustrated monthly ''

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'' in 1946–1948, published in

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (pron. ; Polish: ; german: Hirschberg im Riesengebirge; Exonym: ''Deer Mountain''; szl, Jelyniŏ Gōra) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Low ...

, and the scientific journal ''Nauka i Sztuka'', one of the first of its kind in postwar Poland. Kuczyński studied philology, law and history in the Second Polish Republic at the

Uniwersytet Warszawski The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

, and received a

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in 1932 for his work ''Rządy litewskie na Siewierszczyźnie w II połowie XIV wieku'', under the direction of

Oskar Halecki Oskar Halecki (26 May 1891, Vienna, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary – 17 September 1973, White Plains, New York, United States of America) was a Polish historian, social and Catholic activist. Life and career Halecki, whose first name is sometim ...

. He worked first as high-school teacher in

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and later as lecturer at his own alma mater since 1937 (until the

invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week aft ...

), with the title of

at the Institute of Medieval History. During the

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he took part in clandestine '' Tajne komplety''.

Publications

Scientific works

* ''Sine wody'', Warsaw: skł. gł. "Libraria Nova" 1935. * ''Ziemie Czernihowsko-Siewierskie pod rządami Litwy'', Warsaw: zasiłek Funduszu Kultury Narodowej 1936. Prace Ukraińskiego Instytutu Naukowego. Serja Prac Komisji dla Badań Zagadnień Polsko-Ukraińskich ; z. 2 * ''Kto dowodził w bitwie pod Grunwaldem'', Jelenia Góra 1947 (Odbitka: z kwartalnika "Nauka i Sztuka" t. 5). * ''Śląsk Dolny w drugą rocznicę powrotu do Polski 1945-1947'', 1947. * ''O powstaniu wzmianki z r. 981 w "Powieści z lat doczesnych"'', Wrocław: Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Naukowe 1955. Seria: Sprawozdania Wrocławskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego 8. * ''Rozbiór krytyczny roku 1385 "Dziejów polskich" Jana Długosza'', Warsaw 1958. * ''Grunwald 1410-1960'', Olsztyn: "Pojezierze", 1959. * ''Grunwald'', Warsaw: "Arkady" 1960. * ''Bitwa pod Grunwaldem'', Katowice: "Śląsk" 1987, * ''Król Jagiełło ok. 1351–1434'', Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej 1985, (wyd. 2 1987). * ''Wielka wojna z Zakonem Krzyżackim w latach 1409–1411'', Warsaw 1980, (wyd. 4 popr.) * ''Lata wojny trzynastoletniej w "Rocznikach, czyli kronikach" inaczej "Historii polskiej" Jana Długosza'', t.1-2, Łódź: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Wydawnicze 1964-1965. * ''Miechowita jako historyk'', Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwa Naukowe 1965. * ''Sienkiewicz a współczesna historiografia polska'', Warsaw 1966. * ''Rzeczywistość historyczna w "Krzyżakach" Henryka Sienkiewicza'', Warsaw: Państ. Instytut Wydawniczy 1967. * Karol Szajnocha, ''Jadwiga i Jagiełło 1374-1413. Opowiadanie historyczne'', t.1-2, wstęp: Stefan M. Kuczyński, Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy 1969. * ''Spór o Grunwald'', Warsaw: MON 1972. * ''Studia z dziejów Europy Wschodniej X-XVII w.'', Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe 1965.

Historical novels

* ''Litwin i Andegawenka: powieść historyczna'', Katowice: "Śląsk" 1974. * ''Zawisza Czarny: powieść historyczna'', Katowice 1980, * ''Pierścień z szafirem. Opowieść o Macieju z Miechowa'', Warsaw: "Nasza Księgarnia" 1962. * ''Grunwaldzkie miecze. Powieść historyczna dla młodzieży'', Warsaw: Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza 1966. * ''Warneńczyk'' Warsaw: Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza 1968. * ''Przygody Kołatka'' Warsaw: Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza 1970.

References

* Tadeusz Dubicki, Krzysztof Antoni Kuczyński, ''Profesor Stefan Maria Kuczyński (1904-1985)'', "Studia i Materiały do Historii Wojskowości" 30 (1988), pp. 3–18. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuczynsk, Stefan Mariai 1904 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers