Anna M. Cienciala
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Anna M. Cienciala is a Polish-American historian and author. She specializes in modern Polish and Russian history. Graduating with a history doctorate in 1962, she taught at two Canadian
universities for a few years before joining the history faculty at the University of Kansas
in 1965. She retired in 2002.
(now Gdańsk
, Poland
) on November 8, 1929. She was educated in Poland and France. Cienciala received a Bachelor of Arts
from Liverpool University in 1952, a Master of Arts
from McGill University
in 1955, and a Ph.D.
from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1962.
She taught courses in Eastern European history – with focus on modern Polish and Russian history – at the University of Ottawa
and the University of Toronto
in Canada, before landing a long-term career in the U.S. at the University of Kansas
in 1965. As an author, Cienciala has published two books; prepared four books as an editor, and has written around forty academic articles in various American, German, and Polish historical journals. She retired as Professor Emeritus in June, 2002. In 2007 Cienciala published a major scientific volume together with two other historians, A Crime without Punishment, which explores the historiography
of the Katyn massacre
.
Cienciala is a member of a number of professional associations in Poland, the United Kingdom
, and the United States
. She has received awards from the NEH, Fulbright, IREX
, ACLS
and the Hall Center at K.U. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America
, and received the Polish Cross of Merit. She is the subject of a 2000 biography published by Gdańsk University
, edited by Marek Andrzejewski.
Canada
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universities for a few years before joining the history faculty at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
in 1965. She retired in 2002.
Life
Anna M. Cienciala was born in the Free City of DanzigFree City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig was a semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig and surrounding areas....
(now Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) on November 8, 1929. She was educated in Poland and France. Cienciala received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Liverpool University in 1952, a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in 1955, and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1962.
She taught courses in Eastern European history – with focus on modern Polish and Russian history – at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
and the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in Canada, before landing a long-term career in the U.S. at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
in 1965. As an author, Cienciala has published two books; prepared four books as an editor, and has written around forty academic articles in various American, German, and Polish historical journals. She retired as Professor Emeritus in June, 2002. In 2007 Cienciala published a major scientific volume together with two other historians, A Crime without Punishment, which explores the historiography
Historiography
Historiography refers either to the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline, or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic...
of the Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest massacre , was a mass execution of Polish nationals carried out by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs , the Soviet secret police, in April and May 1940. The massacre was prompted by Lavrentiy Beria's proposal to execute all members of...
.
Cienciala is a member of a number of professional associations in Poland, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and the United States
United States
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. She has received awards from the NEH, Fulbright, IREX
IREX
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, ACLS
ACLS
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and the Hall Center at K.U. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America
Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America
The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America is a Polish-American scholarly institution headquartered in Manhattan , at 208 East 30th Street.-History:...
, and received the Polish Cross of Merit. She is the subject of a 2000 biography published by Gdańsk University
Gdansk University
- History :The University of Gdańsk was established in 1970 by the amalgamation of the Higher School of Economics in Sopot and Gdańsk College of Education .- School Authorities :* Rector: Prof. dr hab. Bernard Lammek...
, edited by Marek Andrzejewski.
Selected works
- Anna M. Cienciala, Natalia S. Lebedeva, Wojciech Materski, Katyn: A Crime Without Punishment, Yale University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-300-10851-6
- Anna M. Cienciala and Titus Komarnicki, From Versailles to Locarno, Keys to Polish Foreign Policy, 1919-1925, Lawrence, KS, 1984
- Anna M. Cienciala, The Battle of Danzig and the Polish Corridor at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, ch. 5, in: Paul Latawski, ed., THE RECONSTRUCTION OF POLAND, 1914-23, Basingstoke, London, UK, 1992
- Anna M. Cienciala, Poland the Western Powers, 1938-1939. A Study in the Interdependence of Eastern and Western Europe, London, Toronto, 1968
- Anna M. Cienciala, Wilsonian East Central Europe: The British View with Reference to Poland, in: John S. Micgiel, ed., Wilsonian East Central Europe. Current Perspectives, New York, 1995