Aleksander Gieysztor [SEP] country of citizenship
Aleksander Gieysztor
Aleksander Gieysztor (17 July 1916, Moscow, Russian Empire – 9 February 1999, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish medievalist historian.
Life.
Aleksander Gieysztor was born in Moscow to a Polish family. He lived in Warsaw since the age of five. He graduated in history from Warsaw University in 1937.
He was married to Irena Gieysztorowa, a fellow historian.
The Aleksander Gieysztor Prize of the Kronenberg Foundation and the Aleksander Gieysztor Academy of Humanities are named after him.
Awards.
Gieysztor
Gieysztor, Geysztor is a Polish noble family name. The surname may be Russified to Geishtor or Geyshtor. It may refer to:
- Aleksander Gieysztor
- Jakób Gieysztor ()
See also.
- Giejsz