Background
Wiatr, Jerzy Jozef was born on September 17, 1931 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Wilhelm Zygmunt and Zofia Wanda (Jankowska) Wiatr.
parliamentarian Sociology educator
Wiatr, Jerzy Jozef was born on September 17, 1931 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Wilhelm Zygmunt and Zofia Wanda (Jankowska) Wiatr.
University of Warsaw, Bachelor of Arts, social sciences, 1952, Master of Arts, philosophy, 1954, PhD., sociology, 1957, Habilitation, 1961. Spoken languages: Polish, English, French, Russian, German.
Assistant University Warsaw, 1951-1958, assistant professor, 1958-1959, professor sociology, since 1969. Associate professor University Cracow, Poland, 1959-1965, Military Political College, Warsaw, 1958-1968. Director Institute Marxism-Leninism, 1981-1984.
Visiting professor University Michigan, 1967, 74, 76, University Manchester, England, 1968-1969, Boston University, 1973, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1985, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978, 80, 88, University British Columbia, 1973, 81, 83, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium, 1977, 80. Member editorial board International Political Science Review, since 1980. Editor-in-chief MYSL Socialdemokratyczna, since 1991.
Member parliament, Warsaw, 1991-1997. Minister of education, Warsaw, 1996-1997. Director Institute Social and International Studies, Warsaw, since 1998.
Member Polish Association Political Sciences (honorary since 1985. Vice president 1962-1964, 67-76, president 1964-1967, 76-79), International Studies Association (Vice-President 1980-1981), Jacob International Society Collaborative Research (president 1996-1997).
Spouse Ewa Zurowska-Wiatr (née Zurowska), 1980. Children: Slawomir.