Paweł Mateusz Machcewicz (born April 27, 1966 in

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) is a Polish historian and university professor.

Biography

Machcewicz graduated in 1989 from the Department of History at the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields o ...

. In 1990 he became a research analyst at the Institute of History of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society o ...

. In 1993 Machcewicz defended the doctorate, and in 2000 received a post-doctoral degree in Humanities in the field of

Political Theories Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...

. He was a grant recipient from the Fulbright Foundation of the

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and from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs among others. In 2009 Machcewicz received a title of the Professor of Humanities at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in

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. He lectures also at the Collegium Civitas.

Career

In 1999-2006 Paweł Machcewicz acted as the editor of one of the featured departments of the historical magazine "Mówią wieki". From 2000 to 2006 he served as president of the ''Biuro Edukacji Publicznej'' (Bureau of Public Education) at the

Institute of National Remembrance The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation ( pl, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej – Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, abbreviated IPN) is a Polish state resea ...

(IPN). In 2007 he ran as candidate to the Kolegium office of the IPN from the recommendation of Members of Parliament of the

Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk. It ...

. On September 1, 2008, Machcewicz became one of principal advisers to the Prime Minister of Poland

Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk ( , ; born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014 and was a co-founder and leader of the Civic ...

, and an attorney in the Office of the President of Rada Ministrów (Council of Ministers) appointed to the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk. He was honoured with a Jerzy Giedroyc prize among others. Married, with two children.

Selected publications

*''Der Beginn der Vernichtung. Zum Mord an den Juden in Jedwabne und Umgebung im Sommer 1941'' (co-author), 2004 *''Emigracja w polityce międzynarodowej'', 1999 *''Historia Hiszpanii'' (co-author), 1998 *"Monachijska menażeria", walka z Radiem Wolna Europa 1950-1989, 2007 *''Polski rok 1956'', 1993 *''Władysław Gomułka'', 1995 *''Wokół Jedwabnego'' vol. 1-2 (ed.), 2002 *''Zranione miasto. Poznań w czerwcu 1956 roku'' (co-author), 2003 *''Rebellious Satellite: Poland 1956'', 2009

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Machcewicz, Pawel Living people 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers 1966 births University of Warsaw alumni Academic staff of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Writers from Warsaw People associated with the Institute of National Remembrance 21st-century Polish historians Fulbright alumni