Bronislaw geremek wikipedia pl

In , he was awarded Poland's highest order of merit, Order of the White Eagle. His father Boruch Lewertow, a fur merchant, [ 1 ] was murdered in Auschwitz.

Bronisław Geremek w latach był członkiem PZPR.

He was appointed associate professor in The chief domain of Geremek's scholarly work was research on the history of culture and medieval society. His scholarly achievements included numerous articles and lectures, as well as ten books, which have been translated into ten languages. His doctoral thesis concerned the labour market in medieval Paris, including prostitution.

His postdoctoral thesis concerned underworld groups in medieval Paris. Most of Geremek's scholarly career was connected with the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences, where he worked from to From to , he was also a lecturer at the Sorbonne in Paris and the manager of the Polish Culture Centre of that university. He was a longtime professor and Chairholder of the Chair of European Civilisation at the College of Europe until his death.

Bronisław Geremek () – polski historyk-mediewista i polityk; Hanna Geremek () – polska uczona, historyk, żona prof.

In , however, he left the party in protest against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. During the s, Geremek was considered one of the leading figures in the Polish democratic opposition. In , he co-founded the Society for Educational Courses, for which he gave lectures. In , he was again arrested by the Polish authorities. Between and , Geremek was the leader of the Commission for Political Reforms of the Civic Committee, which prepared proposals for peaceful democratic transformation in Poland.

Geremek then became one of the founders of The Democratic Union later merged into The Freedom Union and was the leader of the Democratic Union's parliamentary group from to From to , Geremek was a member of the lower house of the Polish parliament, the Sejm , and chairman of the Political Council of the Freedom Union.