Janusz Cisek
{{Short description|Polish historian (1955–2020)}}
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Janusz Waldemar Cisek (February 8, 1955 – February 28, 2020) was a Polish historian, academic lecturer, director of the Pilsudski Institute and Polish Army Museum, from 2012 to 2013 Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Biography
A graduate of the High School National Education Commission in Stalowa Wola, in 1980 he graduated from history at the Jagiellonian University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.januszcisek.pl/pl/16/biografia.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213094746/http://www.januszcisek.pl/pl/16/biografia.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-13|title=Janusz Cisek – Interaktywna biografia|date=2012-02-13|access-date=2020-02-29}} In 1993 he obtained a doctoral degree in humanities at the University of Wrocław based on the work entitled General Belarusian Branches of General Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz in the policy of Józef Piłsudski during the Polish-Bolshevik war (March-December 1920). In 2003 he was habilitated at the same university. In 2013 he received the title of professor of humanities.{{Cite web|url=https://nauka-polska.pl/#/profile/scientist?id=84260&_k=48upez|title=Nowa Nauka Polska|website=nauka-polska.pl|access-date=2020-02-29}}
Initially, he worked in the Krakow archives. In 1986 he went to New York, worked at the Pilsudski Institute, serving as deputy director (1989–1992) and director (1992–2000) of this institution.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msz.gov.pl/pl/aktualnosci/wiadomosci/janusz_cisek_powolany_na_stanowisko_podsekretarza_stanu_w_msz|title=Janusz Cisek powołany na stanowisko Podsekretarza Stanu w MSZ|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}} After returning to Poland, he was the deputy department director at the Ministry of Culture (2001–2002) and vice president of Stalowa Wola (2002–2003). In 2006 he became the director of the Polish Army Museum, which he held until 2012. As an academic lecturer he was associated with the Jagiellonian University, where he became an associate professor at the Institute of European Studies. He also became the chief commander of the Strzelce Association of the Socio-Educational Organization (2008–2012), a member of the authorities of the Foundation of Former Soldiers of Special Forces GROM{{Cite web|url=http://krs.serwisprawa.pl/firma-id,1915237,fundacja-bylych-zolnierzy-jednostek-specjalnych-grom.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130722085615/http://krs.serwisprawa.pl/firma-id,1915237,fundacja-bylych-zolnierzy-jednostek-specjalnych-grom.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-07-22|title=FUNDACJA BYŁYCH ŻOŁNIERZY JEDNOSTEK SPECJALNYCH GROM – NIP 5212852638…|date=2013-07-22|website=archive.fo|access-date=2020-02-29}} and a member of the Polish Scientific Society in Exile.{{Cite web|url=https://docplayer.pl/3013168-Iii-wybor-czlonkow-polskiego-towarzystwa-naukowego-na-obczyznie.html|title=III WYBÓR CZŁONKÓW POLSKIEGO TOWARZYSTWA NAUKOWEGO NA OBCZYŹNIE – PDF Free Download|website=docplayer.pl|access-date=2020-02-29}}
In the elections in 2011, he unsuccessfully ran for the Senate from the PSL.{{Cite web|url=https://wybory2011.pkw.gov.pl/cpr/snt-54/pl/895deed2-1a65-4eb9-b029-13f0f2f5f09a.html|title=Wybory 2011 – Wyniki kandydata w obwodach|website=wybory2011.pkw.gov.pl|access-date=2020-02-29}} On 11 June 2012, he was appointed undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On April 24, 2013, he was dismissed after resignation, which was motivated by health reasons – the need to undergo chemotherapy in connection with leukemia.{{Cite web|url=http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114871,13799330,Tusk__Wiceminister_SZ_Janusz_Cisek_zlozyl_rezygnacje_.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427111948/http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114871,13799330,Tusk__Wiceminister_SZ_Janusz_Cisek_zlozyl_rezygnacje_.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-27|title=Tusk: Wiceminister SZ Janusz Cisek złożył rezygnację; przyjmę ją|date=2013-04-27|access-date=2020-02-29}} On February 28 in the morning he died from Leukemia.{{Cite web|url=https://echodnia.eu/podkarpackie/zmarl-profesor-doktor-habilitowany-janusz-cisek-znany-historyk-pochodzacy-ze-stalowej-woli-przegral-walke-z-choroba/ar/c1-14823842|title=Zmarł profesor doktor habilitowany Janusz Cisek, znany historyk pochodzący ze Stalowej Woli. Przegrał walkę z chorobą|last=Radzimowski|first=Marcin|date=2020-02-28|website=Echo Dnia Podkarpackie|language=pl-PL|access-date=2020-02-29}}
Orders
In 2009, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.{{Cite web|url=http://prawo.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP20100150155|title=Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 11 sierpnia 2009 r. o nadaniu orderu i odznaczeń|website=prawo.sejm.gov.pl|access-date=2020-02-29}}
Selected bibliography
- {{in lang|pl}} Kalendarium życia Józefa Piłsudskiego 1867–1935, tomy 1–4, LTW, Łomianki 2007
- {{in lang|pl}} Józef Piłsudski, Świat Książki, Warszawa 2007
- {{in lang|pl}} Do niepodległości (współautor z Markiem Ciskiem), Świat Książki, Warszawa 2008
References
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Category:Jagiellonian University alumni
Category:People from Stalowa Wola
Category:Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Category:21st-century Polish historians
Category:Polish male non-fiction writers
Category:Academic staff of Jagiellonian University
Category:Individuals associated with the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America