Professor Witold Wołodkiewicz (1929–2021) in memoriam Cover Image

Profesorowi Witoldowi Wołodkiewiczowi (1929–2021) in memoriam
Professor Witold Wołodkiewicz (1929–2021) in memoriam

Author(s): Łukasz Marzec
Subject(s): Obituary
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Witold Wołodkiewicz; prawo rzymskie; Uniwersytet Warszawski; Roman law; Warsaw University

Summary/Abstract: This text presents an outline of the academic and professional path of the late Professor Witold Wołodkiewicz (1929–2021). Wołodkiewicz was born in Warsaw and died there. He was an outstanding Polish scholar, lawyer, and humanist, and as an eminent expert and teacher in Roman law and ancient culture, he was a co-founder of the post-war Romanist studies in Poland. Wołodkiewicz was the author of many publications, such as Materfamilias and Obligationes ex variis causarum figuris. He was also a student and collaborator of the famous Italian Romanist Edoardo Volterra and initiated extensive Polish-Italian academic cooperation.

  • Issue Year: 14/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 441-449
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish