Oskar Halecki
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Oskar Halecki was a Polish
historian, social and Catholic activist.
As a historian, Halecki was an expert on medieval history of Poland
and Lithuania
, and history of Byzantine Empire
.
Halecki was one of the founders of Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America
in 1942, its first Executive Director and later its President (1952–1964). He was an expert of the Polish delegation at the Paris Peace Conference
(1918–1919); member of League of Nations
Secretariate (1921–1924); member of Warsaw Scientific Society
since 1927; chairman of Polish Heraldic Society (1930–1939); member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences in Kraków (1944–1961).
After graduating from the Jagiellonian University
(1909–1914), he continued his education at the University of Vienna
(1914–1915) and from 1915 became a docent at the Jagiellonian. Halecki moved to the Warsaw University in 1918 where he became a president of the Chair of History of Eastern Europe and became a professor in 1919, a dean of the Faculty of Philosophy (1920) and a dean of the Faculty of Humanities (1930–1931). Member of Polish Academy of Learning
; professor of Fordham University
(1944–1961), and Columbia University
; visiting professor in Rome, Montreal and Berkeley.
Halecki also served on the controversial "Committee of Ten" in Scarsdale, New York
, which claimed Communist influence in the public school curriculum during the 1950s.
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Lyon
, University of Montreal, De Paul University and Fordham University
.
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, social and Catholic activist.
As a historian, Halecki was an expert on medieval history of 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...
and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, and history of Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
.
Halecki was one of the founders of 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:...
in 1942, its first Executive Director and later its President (1952–1964). He was an expert of the Polish delegation at the Paris Peace Conference
Paris Peace Conference, 1919
The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities...
(1918–1919); member of League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
Secretariate (1921–1924); member of Warsaw Scientific Society
Warsaw Scientific Society
Warsaw Scientific Society is a Polish scientific society based in Warsaw. It was established in 1907 as a continuation of the Society of Friends of Science to advance the sciences and arts and to publish scientific papers....
since 1927; chairman of Polish Heraldic Society (1930–1939); member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences in Kraków (1944–1961).
After graduating from the Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
(1909–1914), he continued his education at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
(1914–1915) and from 1915 became a docent at the Jagiellonian. Halecki moved to the Warsaw University in 1918 where he became a president of the Chair of History of Eastern Europe and became a professor in 1919, a dean of the Faculty of Philosophy (1920) and a dean of the Faculty of Humanities (1930–1931). Member of Polish Academy of Learning
Polish Academy of Learning
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning , headquartered in Kraków, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of sciences....
; professor of Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
(1944–1961), and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
; visiting professor in Rome, Montreal and Berkeley.
Halecki also served on the controversial "Committee of Ten" in Scarsdale, New York
Scarsdale, New York
Scarsdale is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages...
, which claimed Communist influence in the public school curriculum during the 1950s.
Doctor honoris causa of the University of Lyon
University of Lyon
The University of Lyon , located in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education...
, University of Montreal, De Paul University and Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
.