Ivan L. Rudnytsky

Ivan Lysiak-Rudnytsky
Ivan Lysiak-Rudnytsky
Іван Лисяк-Рудницький
Born	Joannes Lysiak; 27 October 1919; Vienna, Austria
Died	25 April 1984 (aged 64); Edmonton, Canada
Spouses	Mary Joanne Benton (m. 1949; div. 1966); Alexandra (Lesia) Chernenko (m. 1968);
Children	Peter; Elizabeth;
Parents	Milena Rudnytska; Pavlo Lysiak;
Relatives	Ivan Kedryn-Rudnytsky (uncle); Myhailo Rudnytsky (uncle); Antin Rudnytsky (uncle); John F. Benton (brother in law);
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Lviv; Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität ; Karl-Ferdinands-Universität (Phd, Prague 1945); Geneva Graduate Institute (1946-51) ; Columbia University (1951-53)
Thesis	Mychajlo Drahomanov: A contribution to the development of political ideas in Eastern Europe ((in German)) (1945)
Doctoral advisor	Eduard Winter
Influences	Mykhailo Drahomanov; Vyacheslav Lypynsky; Stepan Tomashivsky;
Academic work
Discipline	History
Institutions	University of Wisconsin; La Salle University; American University; University of Alberta;
Main interests	History of Ukraine
Notable works	Essays in Modern Ukrainian History
Influenced	Orest Subtelny; Zenon Kohut;

Ivan Pavlovych Lysiak-Rudnytsky (Ukrainian: Іван Павлович Лисяк-Рудницький, 27 October 1919 – 25 April 1984) was a historian of Ukrainian socio-political thought, political scientist and scholar publicist. He wrote over 200 historical essays, commentaries, and reviews, and edited several book publications. He has been praised as one of the most influential Ukrainian historians of the twentieth century. He is sometimes referred to as Ivan Łysiak-Rudnytsky, but the surname he used was his mother’s name Rudnytsky.