Adam Kersten

Adam Kersten
Born(1930-04-26)April 26, 1930
Kutno, Poland
DiedJanuary 11, 1983(1983-01-11) (aged 52)
Warsaw, Poland
OccupationHistorian, professor
EducationUniversity of Warsaw
Subject17th-century Polish history
Literary movementSolidarity
Notable awardsOrder of Polonia Restituta (Posthumous)
SpouseKrystyna Kersten

Adam Kersten (26 April 1930 in Kutno - 11 January 1983 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian, expert on Polish history in the 17th century. He was a member of the faculty at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University from 1955.

From 1980 Kersten was active in the Solidarity movement.

Kersten was the husband of fellow historian Krystyna Kersten.

Posthumously, Kersten received the Order of Polonia Restituta.

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