Background
Baczko, Bronislaw was born on June 13, 1924 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Adam and Teofila (Sterling) Baczko.
philosopher historian of modern age
Baczko, Bronislaw was born on June 13, 1924 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Adam and Teofila (Sterling) Baczko.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Warsaw, 1956. D. honoris causa, University Sciences and Humanities, Strasbourg, 1981.
Together with Leszek Kołakowski he was a leading figure in the Warsaw School of the history of ideas in the late 1950s and 1960s. 2011: Balzan Prize for his work on the Age of Enlightenment.
Fellow Institut International de Philosophie, International Society 18th Century Studies (executive committee 1982).
Married Maria Blazek, January 17, 1944. Children– Malgorzata, Lucyna.