Wincenty Zakrzewski (11 July 1844 in Dobrzykowo – 12 April 1918 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 ...

) was a Polish historian. He was a professor of 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 ...

(since 1873), rector in 1890/1891, and a member of the

Academy of Learning Academy of Learning ( pl, Akademia Umiejętności; AU) was a primary Polish scientific institution during the annexation of Poland established in 1871. It was founded in Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the ol ...

(since 1881). He participated in the

January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...

(1863–1864). Zakrzewski researched 16th-century Polish politics. He was an initiator of modern studies about the

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

in Poland. His notable works includes ''Powstanie i wzrost reformacji w Polsce 1520–1572'' eginning and rise of Reformation in Poland 1520–1572(1870), "Po ucieczce Henryka: dzieje bezkrolewia" fter Henry's escape - the time of interregnum '' Stefan Batory...'' (1887), ''Historia powszechna'' eneral history(vol. 1–3; 1899–1903). He was also an initiator of publication ''Stanislai Hosii epistolae, orationes, legationes'' etters,_speeches,_legations_of_Stanislaus_Hosius.html" ;"title="legation.html" ;"title="etters, speeches, legation">etters, speeches, legations of Stanislaus Hosius">legation.html" ;"title="etters, speeches, legation">etters, speeches, legations of Stanislaus Hosius] (vol. 1–2; in: Acta historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia; 1879–1888).

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