Tadeusz Piotrowski ( Polish. Tadeusz Piotrowski , born Thaddeus Piotrowski , born February 10, 1940 in Rysvyanka ) is an American historian and sociologist of Polish descent, professor of sociology at the Department of Social Sciences at the University of New Hampshire in Manchester [1] .
| Tadeusz Piotrowski | |
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| Date of Birth | February 10, 1940 (aged 79) |
| Place of Birth | Rysvyanka , Rivne district , Rivne region , Ukrainian SSR , USSR |
| A country |  USA |
| Scientific field | history , sociology |
| Place of work | University of New Hampshire at Manchester |
| Alma mater | University of St. Francis (Loretto) University of Pennsylvania |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sociology |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Known as | Holocaust history researcher |
| Awards and prizes | see below |
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Biography
Born February 10, 1940 in the town of Rysvyanka in Volyn (now Rivne region). In 1943, he left the territory with his parents, fleeing persecution, and emigrated to the United States [2] [3] . He graduated from the University of St. Francis in Loretto in 1963 (bachelor's degree), received a master's degree and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is engaged in the study of the social history of the Holocaust and anthropology [4] . The author of several books on the history of Poland in World War II, specializes in the history of Polish ethnic minorities. Piotrovsky also owns books about the Polish campaign of Soviet troops and the mass deaths of Poles in Volyn at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists [5] [6] .
For his historical works, Professor Piotrovsky received several awards as a sign of his contribution to the development and promotion of Polish culture and history in the USA [7] [8] , as well as in preserving the memory of the Poles' struggle for independence [9] .
Rewards
- University of New Hampshire Outstanding Associate Professor Award, the Faculty Scholar Award and a three-year Carpenter Professorship Award [1]
- The Cultural Achievement Award from the American Council for Polish Culture [1]
- The Literary Award of the Polish Sociocultural Center of the Polish Library in London [1]
- The Gold Medal Award of the American Institute of Polish Culture in Florida [1]
- The Interpreter of Perennial Wisdom Award from the Monuments Conservancy of New York [1]
- Certificate of Merit from the Warsaw-based Association of Combat Veterans and Former Political Prisoners of the Republic of Poland [1]
Bibliography
- Vengeance of the Swallows: Memoir of a Polish Family's Ordeal Under Soviet Aggression, Ukrainian Ethnic Cleansing and Nazi Enslavement, and Their Emigration to America (1995), McFarland & Company , ISBN 978-0-7864-0001-0
- Poland's Holocaust (1998, 2006), McFarland, ISBN 978-0-7864-2913-4 , ISBN 0-7864-0371-3
- Genocide and Rescue in Wolyn (2000, 2009), McFarland, ISBN 978-0-7864-4245-4 , ISBN 0-7864-0773-5
- The Indian Heritage of New Hampshire and Northern New England (2002, 2009), McFarland, ISBN 0-7864-4252-2 , ISBN 0-7864-1098-1
- The Polish Deportees of World War II (2004, 2008), McFarland, ISBN 978-0-7864-3258-5 , ISBN 0-7864-1847-8 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Thaddeus Piotrowski. Faculty. Internet Archive.
- ↑ The UNH News for Faculty and Staff: Campus Journal, Thaddeus Piotrowski's fifth major work. Higher Learning , Jan. 16, 2004 Edition.
- ↑ John Walters, "Eastern Europe and Western Indians". New Hampshire Public Radio, October 3, 2002. [ Forced redirect. ]
- ↑ McFarland Publishing, Thaddeus Piotrowski. About the Author. ISBN 978-0-7864-4252-2 .
- ↑ McFarland Publishing, Poland's Holocaust , description. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 27, 2016. Archived June 4, 2011.
- ↑ The American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami, "Gold Medal Awards" 1987-2009 Archived June 12, 2011.
- ↑ University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Campus Connections: "Faculty News", February 2007 . (161 KB)
- ↑ Polish American Historical Association, "Personalia", Volume 64, Number 1, April 2007 . (1.08 MB)
- ↑ Polish American Historical Association, "Personalia", Volume 65, Number 2, October 2008 . (432 KB)
Links
- Inauthor: Tadeusz Piotrowski. Google Books