Adam Galos

Adam Galos (born July 22, 1924 in Krakow , † April 11, 2013 in Wroclaw ) was a Polish historian. He was a professor at the University of Wroclaw (Faculty of Education and History). His research area was German history in the 19th and 20th centuries and the history of Galicia .

The Institute of History (Instytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego) was created at the University of Wrocław under Ewa and Karol Maleczyński . In 1974 a center for German research was established there, which dealt with the evaluation of Silesian history and German-Polish relations. Adam Galos was one of the scientists entrusted with this.

From 1969 to 1972 and from 1981 to 1985 Galos headed the History Institute at the University of Wroclaw.

Selected Works

Rugi pruskie na Górnym Śląsku (1885–1890). In: Sobótka. Vol. 9, No. 1, 1954, ISSN 0209-1704 , pp. 56-107 (Prussian expulsion in Upper Silesia 1885-1890).
with Władysław Czapliński and Wacław Korta : Historia Niemiec. Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo, Wrocław et al. 1981, ISBN 83-04-00444-5 (Wydanie 2 poprawione. Ibid. 1990, ISBN 83-04-03058-6 ), (History of Germany).
as editor with Marianna Borysiak: Dawna kultura literacka na Śląsku. Zbiór studiów. Wydawnictwo “Mimex”, Wrocław 1994, ISBN 83-901226-0-X (The ancient literary culture in Silesia. A collection of studies).
as editor with Krystyn Matwijowski: Śląsk, Polska, Niemcy (= Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis 1100, Historia 74). Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, Wrocław 1990, ISBN 83-229-0430-4 (Silesia, Poland, Germany).

Web links

Nauka-polska.pl

Individual evidence

↑ 85-lecie Profesora Adama Galosa. In: Przegląd Uniwersytecki: Pismo informacyjne Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. 12/2009, p. 5, accessed on May 14, 2013.
↑ Zmarł profesor Adam Galos, wybitny wrocławski historyk (Polish)
↑ Katarzyna Gelles: The University of Breslau as a partner of German-Polish initiatives. In: Helmut Wagner, Heiner Timmermann (eds.): Europe and Germany - Germany and Europe. Liber amicorum for Heiner Timmermann on his 65th birthday (= writings of the European Academy Otzenhausen. Vol. 139). Lit, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-8258-8583-6 , pp. 230-237, here p. 231.

personal data
SURNAME	Galos, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish historian
DATE OF BIRTH	July 22, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Krakow
DATE OF DEATH	April 11, 2013
Place of death	Wroclaw

[1] 85-lecie Profesora Adama Galosa. In: Przegląd Uniwersytecki: Pismo informacyjne Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. 12/2009, p. 5, accessed on May 14, 2013.

[2] Zmarł profesor Adam Galos, wybitny wrocławski historyk (Polish)

[3] Katarzyna Gelles: The University of Breslau as a partner of German-Polish initiatives. In: Helmut Wagner, Heiner Timmermann (eds.): Europe and Germany - Germany and Europe. Liber amicorum for Heiner Timmermann on his 65th birthday (= writings of the European Academy Otzenhausen. Vol. 139). Lit, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-8258-8583-6 , pp. 230-237, here p. 231.