Bronisław Baczko
Illustration — Bronisław Baczko Bronisław Baczko (13 June 1924 – 29 August 2016) was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. Together with Leszek Kołakowski, he was a leading figure in the Warsaw School of the history of ideas in the late 1950s and 1960s. He was born and died in Warsaw.
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Bronisław Baczko

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- Born
- 1924 · Warsaw.
- Died
- 2016 · Geneva.
- Nationality
- Poland · Switzerland
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- philosopher · writer · university teacher · historian
- Education
- University of Warsaw
- Honours
- honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II · Prix Biguet · Prix Culture et société and City of Geneva · honorary doctorate of Tours University · Award Józef Tischner · Balzan Prize
- Languages
- Polish · French
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Bronisław Baczko studied at University of Warsaw. The recorded working language is Polish and French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Warsaw. Employment is recorded with University of Warsaw and University of Geneva. Distinctions recorded are honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II, Prix Biguet, Prix Culture et société, City of Geneva and honorary doctorate of Tours University.
• 2011: Balzan Prize for his work on the Age of Enlightenment
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