Professor Roman Pollak as the Co-creator and Chancellorof the University of the Western Lands Cover Image

Profesor Roman Pollak jako współtwórca i JM Rektor Uniwersytetu Ziem Zachodnich
Professor Roman Pollak as the Co-creator and Chancellorof the University of the Western Lands

Author(s): Maciej Franz
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Education, Recent History (1900 till today), Higher Education , WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne
Keywords: University of the Western Lands; World War II; professor Ro-man Pollak; occupation; science

Summary/Abstract: The aggression of Nazi Germany against Poland on September 1, 1939 was followed by the occupation of Poznan, during which the Germans dissolved the University of Poznań and wanted to denationalise Great-er Poland by expelling Poles from the Warta Land, as they called it. Risking their lives, professors and students decided to create a secret University of the Western Lands in Warsaw and other cities of the Gen-eral Government. It was the largest secret university in occupied Po-land and one of its key figures was professor Roman Pollak. He was the second chancellor of the university, managing it during its greatestdevelopment.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 159-172
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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