1. Tadeusz Jozef Sulimirski was a Polish-born British historian and archaeologist, who emigrated to the United Kingdom soon after the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
12 Facts About Tadeusz Sulimirski
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Tadeusz Joseph Sulimirski was born on 1 April 1898 in the town of Kobylany, which was then part of the Austria-Hungary.
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From 1916 to 1920, Tadeusz Sulimirski served in the Polish Legions, fighting initially against the Russian Empire in World War I, and then against the Russian SFSR in the Polish-Soviet War.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski became Chair of Prehistoric Archaeology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow in 1936.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski retired from the University of London in 1969, but continued to travel and lecture after retirement.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski contributed immensely to the increasing the understanding of the archaeology of Eastern Europe in the West.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski was writer of more than 200 books, articles and other scientific publications.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski particularly specialized in the study of steppe nomads such as the Cimmerians, Scythians and Sarmatians.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski was a pioneer and one of the world's foremost experts on the archaeology of the steppes.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski was very active in Polish organizations such as Polish University Abroad and the Polish Scientific Society.
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Tadeusz Sulimirski was survived by his wife, Olga Sulimirska; five children, Felicia Janiszewska, Maria Romanowska, Witold Sulimirski, Karol Sulimirski, Jerzy Sulimirski; 15 grandchildren, including Witold's children, Ela, Adam and Edward; and Karol's children, Roger, Mark and Renata ; and, numerous great grandchildren.