Jozef Lewandowski

Józef Lewandowski (1923 in Konin – 17 November 2007 in Stockholm) was a Polish-born Swedish historian.

In his youth he fought in World War II. After the war he studied at Warsaw University, with his doctoral thesis completed in 1961. He specialised in East-European history and national issues.

In 1969 he arrived as a political refugee to Sweden and was associated with Uppsala University, where he worked until his retirement in 1988. He has published a large amount of scientific writings, among which several books. Peter Englund, who wrote the foreword to his last book ''Knutpunkt Stockholm'' ("Junction Stockholm"), was one of Józef Lewandowski's students in Uppsala.

Józef Lewandowski died on 17 November 2007 in Stockholm. Provided by Wikipedia