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Jan Legowicz

Polish philosopher and historian (1909-1992)
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
August 9, 1909
Date of death
October 27, 1992, October 29, 1992[8]
Place of birth
Mostyska
Place of death
Warsaw
Country of citizenship
Poland[11]
Occupation
philosopher, historian, medievalist
Employer
University of Warsaw, University of Łódź[13][14]
Field of work
history of philosophy[12]
Educated at
University of Fribourg[15]
Member of political party
Polish United Workers' Party, Polish Workers' Party[21][22]
Award received
Odznaka tytułu honorowego „Zasłużony Nauczyciel PRL”, Medal of the National Education Commission, Work Flag Order, 1st class, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[16][17][18][19]
Child
Wiktor Legowicz[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Polish[26]
Family name
Legowicz[23]
Given name
Jan, Wawrzyniec[24][25]
Interested in
history of philosophy[28]
Name in native language
Jan Legowicz[27]
Place of burial
Powązki Military Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Legowicz en Jan Wawrzyniec Legowicz pl Jan Wawrzyniec Legowicz ru Легович, Ян ru Ян Легович
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
55248707
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
130224731
AbART person ID
161821
Baza osób polskich ID
11002
CiNii Research ID
1140000791819779456
Databazeknih.cz author ID
54626
FAST ID
66502
Google Knowledge Graph ID
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J9U entity ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15380594
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NL CR AUT ID
ola2004216931
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
CNB-a235892
NUKAT ID
n94003885
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:fmB;=Bl
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810605658205606
National Library of Portugal ID
1716519
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1340512
Nauka Polska ID (archival)
6525
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3931338
Parsifal cluster ID
358635
RERO ID (legacy)
A003508694
SVKKL authority ID
p0059076-Legowicz-Jan-19091992
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 3
philosopher, historian, medievalist
Employer 2
University of Warsaw, University of Łódź
Given name 2
Jan, Wawrzyniec
Member of political party 2
Polish United Workers' Party, Polish Workers' Party
Country of citizenship 1
Poland
Educated at 1
University of Fribourg
Field of work 1
history of philosophy
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
history of philosophy
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Polish
Place of birth 1
Mostyska
Place of burial 1
Powązki Military Cemetery
Place of death 1
Warsaw
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jan Legowicz was born on August 9, 1909[1], in Mostyska[2]. He died on October 27, 1992[3], in Warsaw[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], historian[6], and medievalist[7].

FAQs

Where was Jan Legowicz born?

Jan Legowicz was born in Mostyska[2].

Where did Jan Legowicz die?

Jan Legowicz died in Warsaw[4].

What did Jan Legowicz do for work?

Jan Legowicz worked as a philosopher[5], historian[6], and medievalist[7].

Where did Jan Legowicz go to school?

Jan Legowicz was educated at University of Fribourg[15].

What awards did Jan Legowicz receive?

Honors received include Odznaka tytułu honorowego „Zasłużony Nauczyciel PRL”[16], Medal of the National Education Commission[17], Work Flag Order, 1st class[18], and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[19].

Related Entities

Poland University of Łódź University of Warsaw

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved . nauka-polska.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved . nauka-polska.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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