Education
After the war he studied at Warsaw University, with his doctoral thesis completed in 1961.
After the war he studied at Warsaw University, with his doctoral thesis completed in 1961.
In his youth he fought in World World War World War II He specialised in East-European history and national issues. In 1969 he arrived as a political refugee to Sweden and was associated with Uppsala University, where he worked until his retirement in 1988. He has published a large amount of scientific writings, among which several books
Peter Englund, who wrote the foreword to his last book Knutpunkt Stockholm ("Junction Stockholm"), was one of Józef Lewandowski"s students in Uppsala.
Józef Lewandowski died on 17 November 2007 in Stockholm.