Jacek Maria Majchrowski (born 13 January 1947) is a Polish politician, lawyer, historian, and professor at the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...

, who served as the Mayor of Kraków between 2002 and 2024.

Biography

Majchrowski was born on 13 January 1947 in Sosnowiec. In 1999 he joined Democratic Left Alliance, but suspended his membership for the duration of his mayorship in Kraków. He has written 14 history books, specializing mostly in the history of Polish political thought and doctrines. On 7 December 2015, he became co-president of the

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Selected awards

*Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (Poland, 2005) *

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(Hungary, 2009) *Commander's Cross with Star of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

(Poland, 2011) *

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(Austria, 2012) *

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(Monaco, 2012) *Knight's Cross of the

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(France, 2013)

Works

* ''Geneza politycznych ugrupowań katolickich: Stronnictwo Pracy, grupa "Dziś i Jutro"'' (1984) * ''Silni - zwarci - gotowi: Myśl polityczna Obozu Zjednoczenia Narodowego'' (1985) * ''Szkice z historii polskiej prawicy politycznej lat Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej'' (1986) * ''Ugrupowania monarchistyczne w latach Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej'' (Monarchist Groups in the Second Republic) (1988) * ''Ulubieniec Cezara:

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: Zarys biografii'' (1990) * ''Polska myśl polityczna XIX i XX wieku. Cz. 1, U źródeł nacjonalizmu: Myśl wszechpolska'' (1990) * ''Polska myśl polityczna XIX i XX wieku. Cz. 3, Nacjonalizm: Myśl "potomstwa obozowego"'' (1993) * ''Pierwszy ułan drugiej Rzeczypospolitej: O generale Wieniawie-Długoszowskim'' (1993) * ''Polska myśl polityczna 1918-1939: Nacjonalizm'' (Polish Political Thought 1918-1939: Nationalism) (2000) * '' Pierwsza Kompania Kadrowa: Portret oddziału'' (2002, 2004)

References

1947 births Living people People from Sosnowiec Democratic Left Alliance politicians Mayors of Kraków 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Recipients of the Order of Saint-Charles Knights of the Legion of Honour Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis 21st-century Polish historians {{Poland-mayor-stub