Zygmunt Szweykowski (7 April 1894 in

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– 11 February 1978 in

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) was a historian of

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who specialized in 19th-century Polish

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Life

In 1932–39, Szweykowski held a

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ship at the Free Polish University (''Wolna Wszechnica Polska'') in

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and

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."Szweykowski, Zygmunt," ''Encyklopedia powszechna PWN'' (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), vol. 4, p. 370. He was the father of musicologist Zygmunt Szweykowski. During the

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occupation of

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, he participated, at the risk of his life, in underground university teaching in Warsaw. From 1946 he held a chair at

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. In 1950 he was inducted into the

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, and in 1951 into the

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. Szweykowski studied the 19th-century Polish

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. His books in this field included ''Powieści historyczne Henryka Rzewuskiego'' (The Historical Novels of Henryk Rzewuski, 1922) and ''Trylogia Sienkiewicza'' ( Sienkiewicz's ''

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'', 1961). His specialty, however, was the writings of

Bolesław Prus Aleksander Głowacki (20 August 1847 – 19 May 1912), better known by his pen name Bolesław Prus (), was a Polish journalist, novelist, a leading figure in the history of Polish literature and philosophy, and a distinctive voice in world ...

. His books on Prus include ''Tworczość Bolesława Prusa'' (The Art of Bolesław Prus, 1947; 2nd ed., 1972) and ''Nie tylko o Prusie: szkice'' (Not Only about Prus: Sketches, 1967). Beginning in 1948, Szweykowski produced monumental editions of Prus' collected ''Pisma'' (Writings). He also edited Krystyna Tokarzówna's and Stanisław Fita's exhaustive ''Bolesław Prus, 1847-1912: Kalendarz życia i twórczości'' (Bolesław Prus, 1847-1912: a Calendar of isLife and Work), Warsaw, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1969.

Works

* ''Powieści historyczne Henryka Rzewuskiego'' (The

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s of Henryk Rzewuski, 1922) * ''"Lalka" Bolesława Prusa'' (

' '' The Doll'', 1927) * ''Twórczość Bolesława Prusa'' (The Creative Writing of Bolesław Prus, 1947, 1972) * ''"Trylogia" Henryka Sienkiewicza. Szkice'' (

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as The Trilogy, the Trilogy series and especially ...

's ''

'': Sketches, 1961) * ''Nie tylko o Prusie'' (Not Only about Prus, 1967) * ''"Trylogia" Sienkiewicza i inne szkice o twórczości pisarza'' ( Sienkiewicz's ''

'' and Other Sketches about the Writer's Works, 1973)

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*"Szweykowski, Zygmunt," ''Encyklopedia powszechna PWN'' (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), vol. 4, Warsaw,

Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (''Polish Scientific Publishers PWN''; until 1991 ''Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe'' - ''National Scientific Publishers PWN'', PWN) is a Polish book publisher, founded in 1951, when it split from the Wydawnictwa Szkolne i ...

, 1976, p. 370. {{DEFAULTSORT:Szweykowski, Zygmunt 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers 1894 births 1978 deaths 20th-century Polish male writers Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland

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