Henryk Markiewicz
Henryk Markiewicz was a Polish historian, specializing in the history and theory of literature, with the particular focus on the Polish literature of 1864-1939. He was a professor emeritus of the Jagiellonian University, where he was a director of the Institute of Polish Philology. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning. He has been one of the editors of the Polski Słownik Biograficzny, and its editor-in-chief from 1991 until 2002, as well as editor of several other historical book series. He has published a number of books and articles.
He was a member of Polish United Workers' Party. Marta Wyka was among his doctoral students.
Books
- Reprint 1964.
- Reprint 1999.
Distinctions
- Gold Cross of Merit
- Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Medal of the Commission of National Education
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Medal of Pushkin
- Gold Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture