Wiesław Puś

Wiesław Jan Puś (born April 17, 1940 in Kotliny ) is a Polish professor of history . From 2002 to 2008 he was rector of the University of Łódź .

Life

1985 Wiesław Jan Puś became a member of the Łódź Society for Science ( Łódzki Towarzystwo Naukowego ). From 1990 to 1992 he headed the Łódź Department of the Polish Historical Society and from 1990 to 1996 he was Dean of the Department of Philosophy and History at the University. From 1996 to 2002 he was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences ( PAN ) in the Committee for Historical Research . As a member of the University Commission for Accreditation , Puś was active from 1998 to 2002. From 1996 to 2002 he was Vice Rector for Education in Łódź. In 2002 he became rector of the university and was confirmed for a new term until 2008 in 2005. His successor was Włodzimierz Nykiel .

Awards

In 1978 he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland and in 1990 the Cross of the Polonia Restituta Order.

Works

• Dzieje Łodzi przemysłowej: zarys historii. Łódź 1987.
• with Stefan Pytlas: Dzieje Łódzkich Zakładów Przemysłu Bawełnianego im. Obrońców Pokoju "Uniontex" (d [awnych] Zjednoczonych Zakładów K. Scheiblera i L. Grohmana) from 1827–1977. Warsaw / Łódź 1979, ISBN 83-01-01708-2 .
• Przemysł Królestwa Polskiego w latach 1870–1914: problemy structure i koncentracji. Łódź 1984, ISBN 83-7016-018-2 .
• Przemysł włókienniczy w Królestwie Polskim w latach 1870–1900: zagadnienia Struktury i dynamiki rozwoju. Łódź.
• Rozwój przemysłu w Królestwie Polskim 1870–1914. Łódź 1997, ISBN 83-7171-107-7 .
• with Kazimierz Budziak and Stefan Pytlas: Szklana Hortensja: dzieje huty w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim. Łódź 1982, ISBN 83-218-0246-X .
• Żydzi w Łodzi w latach zaborów: 1793–1914. Łódź 1998, ISBN 83-7171-165-4 .

Web links

• Brief introduction on the website of the University of Łódź
• Short biography