Bogdan Zakrzewski was a Polish

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...

 historian and researcher of Polish literature

Polish literature

Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. Most Polish literature has been written in the Polish language, though other languages, used in Poland over the centuries, have also contributed to Polish literary traditions, including Yiddish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German and...

. He was a professor of the University of Wrocław (since 1958), editor-in-chief of Pamiętnik Literacki (1960–1998), member of the Polish Academy of Learning

Polish Academy of Learning

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 (since 1992).

Zakrzewski was a researcher of Polish literature of Romanticism, patriotic and revolutionary songs of 19th century, literature and folklore of Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

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Notable works

• Mickiewicz w Wielkopolsce (1949)
• Tematy śląskie (1973)
• Fredro i Fredrusie (1974)
• Fredro z paradyzu (1976)
• Palen na cara (1979)
• Sztandar i krew (1982)
• Hajże na Soplicę (1990)
• Fredro nie tylko komediopisarz (1993)
• Dwaj wieszcze, Mickiewicz i Wernyhora (1996)
• "Natust est" Pan Tadeusz (2001)