Janusz Bieniak

Janusz Bieniak
Born(1927-10-01)1 October 1927
Died28 July 2025(2025-07-28) (aged 97)
OccupationHistorian

Janusz Bieniak (1 October 1927 – 28 July 2025) was a medievalist.

Biography

Born in Warsaw, into a family with landed gentry traditions.[1] In 1946 he passed matura in the Stefan Żeromski High School in Toruń.[1] From 1947 to 1951 he studied history at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, and graduated under the supervision of Bronisław Włodarski.[2] During his studies he attended lectures by Henryk Elzenberg.[1]

In the years 1949–1958 he worked alternately at the Redemptorist Minor Seminary, as a history teacher, and at the District Museum in Toruń.[1] In March 1958 he started working at the Nicolaus Copernicus University.[1] In 1960 he obtained doctorate.[1] In 1968 he obtained habilitation.[1] From 1986 until 1998 he was the head of the Department of Auxiliary Sciences of History at the Institute of History and Archival Sciences of the Nicolaus Copernicus University.[1][2]

He published several biographies in the Polish Biographical Dictionary.[1][2][3] He was supervisor in eight doctoral dissertations.[1][4] He was a member of Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu, Polish Historical Society and Polish Heraldic Society.[1] He was a member of the Consultative Council to the Chairman of the State Council.

Works

  • Państwo Miecława: studium analityczne. Warszawa. 1963.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Wielkopolska, Kujawy, ziemie łęczycka i sieradzka wobec problemu zjednoczenia państwowego w latach 1300–1306. 1969.
  • Urzędnicy łęczyccy, sieradzcy i wieluńscy XIII–XV wieku: spisy. Wrocław. 1985.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Polskie rycerstwo średniowieczne: wybór pism. Kraków. 2002.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Polskie rycerstwo średniowieczne: suplement. Kraków. 2005.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Najstarsze kujawskie księgi ziemskie (1397–1408): kolejność i chronologia kart. Warszawa. 2007.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Editions

  • Formowanie się społeczeństwa stanowego. Toruń. 1974.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Accolades

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Supruniuk, Anna; Radzimiński, Andrzej (2007). "Mistrz i nauczyciel. 80 rocznica urodzin Profesora Janusza Bieniaka". Głos Uczelni. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Supruniuk, Anna; Wroniszewski, Jan (2002). "Mistrz. Jubileusz prof. Janusza Bieniaka". Głos Uczelni. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.
  3. ^ Buczyło, Andrzej. "Bibliografia prac Profesora Janusza Bieniaka za lata 1997–2016" (PDF). Studia Źródłoznawcze. LVI: 23–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Prof. dr hab. Janusz Bieniak". archiwum.nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  5. ^ "M.P. z 1955 r. nr 103, poz. 1410" (PDF). monitorpolski.gov.pl. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ^ "M.P. z 1998 r. nr 25, poz. 369" (PDF). monitorpolski.gov.pl. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

Bibliography

  • Kto jest kim w Polsce 1989. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Interpress. 1989. p. 89.