Emanuel Mateusz Rostworowski (8 January 1923, in

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– 8 October 1989, in Kraków) was a Polish historian, professor at Kraków's Jagiellonian University, and member of the

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. He specialized in 18th-century history. In 1965-89 he was editor-in-chief of ''

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''. He was a son of

Karol Hubert Rostworowski Karol Hubert Rostworowski (3 November 1877 – 4 February 1938) was a Polish playwright, poet and musician, born to a family of local gentry. He is remembered for his opposition to totalitarianism and for fatalistic works inspired by Catholic m ...

Books

* ''Historia powszechna – wiek XVIII'', Warszawa 1977. * ''Sprawa aukcji wojska na tle sytuacji politycznej przed Sejmem Czteroletnim'', Warszawa 1957. * ''O polską koronę. Polityka Francji w latach 1725-1733'', 1958. * ''Legendy i fakty XVIII wieku'', Warszawa 1963. * ''Ostatni król Rzeczypospolitej. Geneza i upadek Konstytucji 3 maja'', Warszawa 1966. * ''Popioły i korzenie. Szkice historyczne i rodzinne'', Kraków 1985. 1923 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Historians of Poland Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Emanuel {{Poland-historian-stub