Background
Hensel, Witold was born on March 29, 1917 in Poznan, Poland. Son of Maksymilian and Maria (Formanowicz) Hensel.
Hensel, Witold was born on March 29, 1917 in Poznan, Poland. Son of Maksymilian and Maria (Formanowicz) Hensel.
Master in Philosophy, University Poznan, 1938. Docent, University Poznan, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic University Lublin, Poland, 1945.
Doctor (honorary), University Poznan, 1987.
Lecturer, Catholic U. Lublin, 1944-1945; professor extraordinary, head chair archaeology, U. Poznan, 1951-1955; dean history and philosophy department,, U. Poznan, 1951-1953; vice director, Institute History Material Culture Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, 1953-1954; director, Institute History Material Culture Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, 1954-1989; professor extraordinary, U. Warsaw, 1954-1956; professor ordinary, U. Warsaw, 1956-1987; head chair Slavonic archaeology Department, University Warsaw, 1956-1965; head chair prehistoric and early medieval archaeology, U. Warsaw, 1968-1970; professor emeritus, U. Warsaw, since 1987; professor emeritus, Polish Academy Sciences, since 1989. Leader expeditions Poland, Yugoslavia, France, Italy, Algeria.
Member Polish Academy of Sciences (member presidency 1984-1989), Mak, Academy of Sciences and Arts, U.Snopie, Sâchsische Academy of Sciences, zu Leipzig, Deutschen Archäol. Instituts (O.M.-Berlin), Istituto Italiano Preist, Protost (Firenze), Union Pre and Protohist. Sciences (international council 1956-1991, honorary committee since 1991), Union Studies Origin Towns (chairman international committee 1962-1994), International Congress Slavists (vice president 1971-1992), International Slav.
Archaeol. (president 1966, vice president 1966-1992), International Union Anthropol. and Ethnographic Studies (honorary, chairman national committee 1986-1989), Polish Archaeol. and Numismatic Society (honorary chairman 1969-1970), Jugoslavian Archaeol. Societies, Polish Anthropol. Society, Society of Sciences of Plock, Instytut Zachodni, Society Wojciech Ketrzynski, Olsztyn), Science Society Pol.
Married Maria Chmielewska, June 5, 1941. Children: Wojciech (deceased 1997), Zdzislaw, Leszek, Barbara.