Jan Tomasz Gross
Political scientist, educator, sociologist
Born Aug. 1, 1947, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1969; son of Zygmunt and Hanna (Szumanska); married Irena (Grudzinska); children:Tomasz, Magdalena.
Education: Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven (CT), 1975.
Career: assistant prof., Yale University, 1976-84; prof., Emory University, Atlanta (GA), 1984-91, New York University, New York City, 1991 -.
Author: Polish Society Under German Occupation, 1977; Und Wehe, Du Hoffst, 1986; Revoluton From Abroad, 1988; co-editor, War Through Children's Eyes, and W czterdziestym nas Matko na Sybir zeslali, 1984.
Member of: editorial board member, Eastern European Politics and Societies; Batory Foundation
Honors: fellowships, Rockefeller Foundation, 1982, Guggenheim Foundation, 1983, Institut fur die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, Hoover Institution
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996