Szczepański, Jan, 1913-2004
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Name (Latin)
Szczepański, Jan, 1913-2004
Other forms of name
Shchepanskiĭ, I︠A︡n, 1913-2004
Szczepanski, Jan, 1913-
Date of birth
1913
Date of death
2004
Associated country
Poland
Occupation
College teachers
Sociologists
Associated Language
pol
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
sociologist
Sources of Information
- Fantazje na temat czasu, 1999:t.p. (Jan Szczepański)
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii. Z badań klasy robotniczej ... 1958.
- Polish Wikipedia WWW site, Feb. 14, 2011(Jan Szczepański; b. Sept. 14, 1913, Ustroń; d. Apr. 16, 2004, Warsaw; Polish sociologist; emeritus professor, Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wojskowa Akademia Polityczna; member of Polska Akademia Nauk)
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Wikipedia description:
Jan Szczepański (14 September 1913 – 16 April 2004) was a Polish sociologist and politician. Professor of University of Łódź, its rector from 1952 to 1956. His works concentrated on theory of sociology, history of sociology, as well as studying of transformations of social structure. He was a politician in People's Republic of Poland, deputy to Sejm and member of the Polish Council of State from 1977 to 1982. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Szczepański retired in 1982. He was the sixth president of the International Sociological Association (1966–1970).
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