JÓZEF POKLEWSKI-KOZIEŁŁ (21 April 1937–21 May 2019)
On 27 May 2019, we bid farewell to Józef Poklewski, a trusted Colleague and Friend, professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK) in Toruń. Born in Kowalewo in the Vilnius Region, following WWII, orphaned by his father Władysław, he moved to Giżycko with his mother Emilia, with whom he felt...
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Published in | Muzealnictwo Vol. 60; pp. 267 - 272 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English German |
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Index Copernicus International S.A
18.09.2019
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Summary: | On 27 May 2019, we bid farewell to Józef
Poklewski, a trusted Colleague and Friend, professor at the
Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK) in Toruń. Born in
Kowalewo in the Vilnius Region, following WWII, orphaned
by his father Władysław, he moved to Giżycko with his mother
Emilia, with whom he felt a strong bond until the very last
days. This was his individual feature: the long-lasting character
of and reliability in relationships. Following the studies in
history of art at the University of Poznań, he became assistant
lecturer at UMK, with which he was bonded throughout all
of his academic and scientific career. He remained strongly
influenced by his teacher and mentor Gwidon Chmarzyński,
professor at both universities. In his research Poklewski initially
concentrated on Baroque art (doctoral dissertation on the
Marian Jesuit Sanctuary at Święta Lipka), gradually more
intensely focusing on the topic of the history of art and artistic
life, as well as education in art, history of art, and conservation
in Vilnius (post-doctoral dissertation) and in Toruń. An appreciated and dedicated lecturer, at UMK Józef
Poklewski performed the function of the head of the
Department of the History of Mediaeval and Modern
Art, and of the Director of the Institute of Monument
and Conservation Expertise; furthermore, he was the
University’s Senate member. Actively participating in the
scientific life, he was tutor of graduate theses, as well as
of doctoral dissertations, reviewing also post-doctoral
ones; moreover, he organized scientific conferences.
Poklewski strongly committed himself to the activities
of the Toruń Scientific Society and the Association of Art
Historians (beginning from the Secretary, to the President
of the Toruń Branch, member of the Main Board, finally
becoming its Deputy President). Furthermore, he sat on
Museum Boards: at the National Museum in Gdańsk,
District Museum in Toruń, and the Leon Wyczółkowski
District Museum in Bydgoszcz. Prof. Józef Poklewski died
in Toruń, and was buried there, too. |
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ISSN: | 0464-1086 2391-4815 |
DOI: | 10.5604/01.3001.0013.4675 |