Henryk Łowmiański
Henryk Łowmiański | |
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Henrikas Lovmianskis | |
Portrait of Łowmiański sporting a toothbrush moustache and horn-rimmed glasses | |
| Born | August 22, 1898 Dawgudzi, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 4, 1984 (aged 86) |
| Spouse | Maria (née Plackowska) |
| Parent(s) | Konstanty and Kazimiera (née Rudzińska) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Stephen Báthory University |
| Thesis | "Wschody" miast litewskich w XVI wieku (1924) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Slavic history |
| Institutions | |
| Notable students | |
| Notable works | Początki Polski |
Henryk Łowmiański (August 22, 1898 near Wilkomiria - September 4, 1984 in Poznań) was a Polish historian and academic who was an authority on the early history of the Slavic and Baltic people. A researcher of the ancient history of Poland, Lithuania and the Slavs in general, Łowmiański was the author of many works, including most prominently the six-volume monumental monograph Początki Polski (transl. The Beginnings of Poland).