Paweł Mateusz Machcewicz (born April 27, 1966, in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

) is a Polish historian and university professor.

Biography

Machcewicz graduated in 1989 from the Department of History at the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...

. In 1990 he became a research analyst at the Institute of History of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars a ...

. In 1993 Machcewicz defended the doctorate, and in 2000 received a post-doctoral degree in humanities in the field of

Political Theories Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and legitimacy of political institutions, such as states. This field investigates different forms of government, ranging from de ...

. He was a grant recipient from the Fulbright Foundation of the

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

and from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs among others. In 2009 Machcewicz received a title of the Professor of Humanities at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in

Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 ...

. He lectures also at the

Collegium Civitas Civitas University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Civitas'') is one of Poland's leading non-public higher education institutions. It is a member of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP) and the Conference of Rectors of Non-Pub ...

Career

In 1999-2006 Paweł Machcewicz acted as the editor of one of the featured departments of the historical magazine "Mówią wieki". From 2000 to 2006 he served as president of the ''Biuro Edukacji Publicznej'' (Bureau of Public Education) at the

Institute of National Remembrance The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (, abbreviated IPN) is a Polish state research institute in charge of education and archives which also includes two public prosecutio ...

(IPN). In 2007 he ran as candidate to the Kolegium office of the IPN from the recommendation of Members of Parliament of the

Civic Platform The Civic Platform (, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal conservative political party in Poland. Since ...

. On September 1, 2008, Machcewicz became one of principal advisers to the Prime Minister of Poland

Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk (born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014. Tusk served as the president of the European Council (20 ...

, and an attorney in the Office of the President of Rada Ministrów (Council of Ministers) appointed to the

Museum of the Second World War The Museum of the Second World War () is a state cultural institution and museum established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, which is devoted to the Second World War. Its exhibits opened in 2017. The museum is supervised by the Ministry of Culture ...

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. He was honoured with a Jerzy Giedroyc prize among others. Married, with two children.

Selected publications

*''Der Beginn der Vernichtung. Zum Mord an den Juden in Jedwabne und Umgebung im Sommer 1941'' (co-author), 2004 *''Emigracja w polityce międzynarodowej'', 1999 *''Historia Hiszpanii'' (co-author), 1998 *"Monachijska menażeria", walka z Radiem Wolna Europa 1950–1989, 2007 *''Polski rok 1956'', 1993 *''Władysław Gomułka'', 1995 *''Wokół Jedwabnego'' vol. 1-2 (ed.), 2002 *''Zranione miasto. Poznań w czerwcu 1956 roku'' (co-author), 2003 *''Rebellious Satellite: Poland 1956'', 2009

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Machcewicz, Pawel Living people 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers 1966 births University of Warsaw alumni Academic staff of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Writers from Warsaw People associated with the Institute of National Remembrance 21st-century Polish historians