Andrzej Chwalba


Andrzej Chwalba is a Polish historian. Professor of history at the Jagiellonian University, the university's prorector of didactics, head of the Institute of Social and Religious History of Europe in 19th and 20th century, and the deacon and prodeacon of Department of History.
Chwalba graduated from the Jagiellonian University in 1972. Later he worked as a teacher in Częstochowa. In 1977 he became a member of the Communist party - Polish United Workers' Party. He gained a Ph.D. from the Jagiellonian University in 1982.
Chwalba is a member of the Polish Historical Society, the Historical Commission of the Polish Academy of Science and several foreign historical societies, as well as editor in chief of Alternatywy ; and Arka. He is a member of the editorial board of Historyka. He is also Chairman of the Organisational Committee of the Congress.
Works by Andrzej Chwalba centre on social and religious history of Europe in 19th and 20th century. He has published over 120 scientific dissertations, including several books.

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