Mieczysław B. Biskupski is a

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historian and political scientist, with focus on

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an (particularly Polish) history and international relations. He has held professorship appointments at

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, the

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, and the

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. In 1997 he was a Fellow of the

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. Since 2002 he is the Endowed Chair in Polish and Polish-American Studies at

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. He received his Ph.D. in 1981 from

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. Biskupski's academic and national awards include listing on the Honor Roll of Polish Learning by the

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(2001), and the Officer's Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident ab ...

(2000). In 2004 he received the Mieczysław Haiman Award from the

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. He is a member of the board of directors of the

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; and has served as a member of the board of directors of the

Józef Piłsudski Institute of America The Józef Piłsudski Institute of America (full name: Józef Piłsudski Institute of America for Research in the Modern History of Poland) was created in New York City in July 1943. It is an archive, museum and research center devoted to the stud ...

, and as president of the

. He is the author of several books and numerous articles.

Works

* * * * * * * * * *Independence Day: Myth, Symbol, and the Creation of Modern Poland (2012)

References

Dr. Biskupski

CCSU Polish Studies Scholar M.B. Biskupski Presented with Prestigious Haiman Award for Scholarship
American people of Polish descent Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni University of Rochester faculty Central Connecticut State University faculty Living people Historians of Polish Americans 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Year of birth missing (living people) American male non-fiction writers {{Poland-historian-stub