Dan Gawrecki
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- 81 years
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|Dan Gawrecki (23 December 1943 – 3 March 2025) was a Czech historian who focused mostly on Silesian history and worked as a professor from 2006.
Life and career
After graduating from the secondary school in Ostrava-Poruba (1957–1960), he studied at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Olomouc (history-Russian). In 1969, he received his PhD (for his thesis Bund der Deutschen und Sudetendeutsche Partei) and in 1977 he defended his thesis German Defence Associations in the Habsburg Monarchy and Czechoslovakia from 1880 to 1938 and received the degree of CSc. He was employed at the Silesian Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (1968–1993), where he was director from 1987 to 1991. From 1993, he worked at the Institute of History and Museology of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Opava, where he was the head of the Institute from 1994. In 1997, he received his habilitation at the Faculty of Philosophy of Comenius University in Bratislava with the thesis Political and national conditions in Těšín Silesia from 1918 to 1938. In 2006, he was appointed professor in Warsaw. Gawrecki died on 3 March 2025, at the age of 81.
Books
- Politické a národnostní poměry v Těšínském Slezsku 1918–1938. Český Těšín 1999
- Dějiny Českého Slezska I–II. Opava 2003 (co-author)
- Historia Górnego Śląska. Gliwice 2011 (co-author)
- Jazyk a národnost ve sčítáních lidu na Těšínsku v letech 1880–1930. Český Těšín: Muzeum Těšínska, 2017.
Articles
- Der Schlesische Landtag. In: Die Habsburgermonarchie 1848–1918. Band VII. Verfassung und Parliamentarismus. Vienna 2000, pp. 2105–2130.
- Mečislav Borák – historik Těšínska. Těšínsko, 43, 2005, Vol. 1, pp. 29–32.
- Polské politické strany. In: Politické strany 1861–1865. Vývoj politických stran a hnutí v českých zemích a Československu. Brno 2005, pp. 495–510.
- Politické strany polské menšiny. In: Politické strany 1861–1865. Vývoj politických stran a hnutí v českých zemích a Československu. Brno 2005, pp. 943–956.
- Józef Chlebowczyk a česká historiografie. In: Józef Chlebowczyk – badacz procesów narodotwórczych XIX i XX wieku. Katowice 2007, pp. 75–91.
- Těšínsko o letech 1783–1938. Těšínsko 2007, Vol. 4, pp. 11–17.
- Tschechische Historiker und ihr Anteil an den Vorbereitungsarbeiten am Buch Geschichte Oberschlesiens. Germanoslavica, Zeitschrift für germano-slawische Studien, 18, 2007, Vol. 1-2, pp. 181–187.
- Granice i zmiany przynależności Śląska Cieszyńskiego. In: Śląsk Cieszyński – granice, przynależność – tożsamość. Cieszyn, Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego 2008, pp. 15–24.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 15 questions
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1.What was the date of birth of Dan Gawrecki?
- A.23 December 1943correct
- B.3 March 1943
- C.23 December 1950
- D.3 March 1950
Dan Gawrecki was born on 23 December 1943.
Source: biography header
2.Which field of history did Dan Gawrecki primarily focus on throughout his career?
- A.Silesian historycorrect
- B.Moravian history
- C.Prussian history
- D.Bohemian history
Dan Gawrecki was a Czech historian who focused mostly on Silesian history.
Source: biography header
3.Where did Dan Gawrecki attend secondary school between 1957 and 1960?
- A.Prague
- B.Olomouc
- C.Opava
- D.Ostrava-Porubacorrect
Dan Gawrecki graduated from the secondary school in Ostrava-Poruba where he studied from 1957 to 1960.
Source: Life and career section
4.What subjects did Dan Gawrecki study at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Olomouc?
- A.History and Philosophy
- B.History and Polish
- C.History and German
- D.History and Russiancorrect
Dan Gawrecki studied history and Russian at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Olomouc.
Source: Life and career section
5.In what year did Dan Gawrecki receive his PhD?
- A.1969correct
- B.1968
- C.1977
- D.1987
Dan Gawrecki received his PhD in 1969 for his thesis Bund der Deutschen und Sudetendeutsche Partei.
Source: Life and career section
6.Dan Gawrecki served as the director of which institution from 1987 to 1991?
- A.Silesian Institute of the Academy of Sciencescorrect
- B.Comenius University Faculty of Philosophy
- C.Ostrava Historical Museum
- D.University of Opava Institute of History
Dan Gawrecki was employed at the Silesian Institute of the Academy of Sciences where he served as director from 1987 to 1991.
Source: Life and career section
7.What was the title of the thesis for which Dan Gawrecki received his CSc degree in 1977?
- A.Political and national conditions in Těšín Silesia
- B.Bund der Deutschen und Sudetendeutsche Partei
- C.German Defence Associations in the Habsburg Monarchy and Czechoslovakiacorrect
- D.Józef Chlebowczyk and Czech historiography
In 1977, Dan Gawrecki defended his thesis German Defence Associations in the Habsburg Monarchy and Czechoslovakia from 1880 to 1938 and received the degree of CSc.
Source: Life and career section
8.Where did Dan Gawrecki receive his habilitation in 1997?
- A.University of Olomouc
- B.Warsaw University
- C.University of Opava
- D.Comenius University in Bratislavacorrect
Dan Gawrecki received his habilitation in 1997 at the Faculty of Philosophy of Comenius University in Bratislava.
Source: Life and career section
9.In what city was Dan Gawrecki appointed professor in 2006?
- A.Warsawcorrect
- B.Prague
- C.Bratislava
- D.Opava
Dan Gawrecki was appointed professor in Warsaw in 2006.
Source: Life and career section
10.When did Dan Gawrecki die?
- A.23 December 2024
- B.23 December 2025
- C.3 March 2025correct
- D.3 March 2024
Dan Gawrecki died on 3 March 2025 at the age of 81.
Source: Life and career section
11.Which of these books was co-authored by Dan Gawrecki in 2003?
- A.Jazyk a národnost ve sčítáních lidu
- B.Dějiny Českého Slezska I–IIcorrect
- C.Der Schlesische Landtag
- D.Historia Górnego Śląska
Dan Gawrecki co-authored the book Dějiny Českého Slezska I–II which was published in Opava in 2003.
Source: Books section
12.What is the publication year of the book Jazyk a národnost ve sčítáních lidu na Těšínsku?
- A.2003
- B.1999
- C.2011
- D.2017correct
The book Jazyk a národnost ve sčítáních lidu na Těšínsku v letech 1880–1930 was published in 2017.
Source: Books section
13.In which city was the book Historia Górnego Śląska published?
- A.Opava
- B.Český Těšín
- C.Gliwicecorrect
- D.Vienna
The book Historia Górnego Śląska, co-authored by Dan Gawrecki, was published in Gliwice in 2011.
Source: Books section
14.Which of these articles did Dan Gawrecki write about Mečislav Borák?
- A.Józef Chlebowczyk a česká historiografie
- B.Polské politické strany
- C.Těšínsko o letech 1783–1938
- D.Mečislav Borák – historik Těšínskacorrect
Dan Gawrecki wrote the article Mečislav Borák – historik Těšínska published in 2005.
Source: Articles section
15.Where was the article 'Granice i zmiany przynależności Śląska Cieszyńskiego' published in 2008?
- A.Vienna
- B.Cieszyncorrect
- C.Brno
- D.Katowice
The article was published in Cieszyn by the Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego in 2008.
Source: Articles section
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