Emanuel Mateusz Rostworowski (8 January 1923, in
Kraków – 8 October 1989, in Kraków) was a Polish historian, professor at Kraków's
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...
, and member of the
Polish Academy of Sciences.
He specialized in 18th-century history.
In 1965-89 he was editor-in-chief of ''
Polski Słownik Biograficzny''.
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 mor ...
.
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
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