Halecki, Oscar
Historian, professor of history, lecturer, author. Born in Vienna, Austria, May 26, 1891. In 1913 Jagiellonian University in Cracow awarded him a degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Undertook special studies in Vienna. Lecturer of History at the University of Cracow from 1916 to 1918. Professor of History at the University of Warsaw since 1918. Served twice as dean of Philosophy Department at the University of Warsaw during 1920 21 and 1930-31. Since 1931 dean and professor at Warsaw School of Political Science. Delegate to several International Congresses of Historical Studies. Member of Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences and also member of numerous Polish and foreign societies. Expert of Polish Delegation at the Peace Conference in Paris of 1918-19. Member of League of Nations Secretariate, 1921-24. Author of several books and about 300 studies and articles on history and international relations. A great authority on Jagiellonian era and Eastern Europe. Lectured in various universities of Europe. Through the efforts of Kosciuszko Foundation came to U.S. in 1938 to lecture at various American universities. Rector of Polish University, Paris. France, 1939-40. Came to U.S. in the summer of 1940. Visiting professor at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Since he came to U.S. lectured on Poland and Eastern Europe in numerous American universities and also in the universities of Canada. When in the summer of 1941, the Polish Government decided to grant a subsidy in order to make possible the creation of a Polish center of science and learning in America, the Polish Ambassador asked Professor 0. Halecki to organize a Committee which would assure the realization of a new institute, based upon the scholarly tradition of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. The members of the Polish Academy residing in America were invited to serve on the Committee. The result of this was the founding of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America with headquarters in New York city. Professor Halecki was elected Director of the Institute for the period 1942-45.
Address: 37 East 36th Street, New York City.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943
Halecki, Oscar -- writer, historianOscar Halecki (1891-1973) is generally recognized as Poland's foremost historian. He received his doctorate from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland and was a Professor of Eastern European History and Dean of Faculty of Letters at the University of Warsaw. He represented Poland at the International Historical Congresses in Brussels (1923), Oslo (1928), Warsaw (1933) and Zurich (1938). In 1938, Professor Halecki was invited to the United States where he gave over forty lectures at twenty-five major colleges and universities from New York to Wisconsin.
From 1941 to 1961, Halecki wrote seven books, seventy-six articles, and one hundred twenty-three book reviews. His books include: "Limits and Divisions of European History" (1950), "The Millennium of Europe" (1963), From Florence to Brest 1439 to 1596" (1962), and "Jadwiga of Anjou and The Rise of East Central Europe" (1984).
From: Wally West