Marcin Król Explained

Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
Death Place:Biała Podlaska, Poland
Alma Mater:University of Warsaw
Spouse:
  • Małgorzata Dziewulska
  • Julia Kalinowska-Król

Marcin Feliks Król (18 May 1944 – 25 November 2020[1]) was a Polish philosopher, historian of ideas, publicist and professor of the University of Warsaw. He was a democratic opposition activist in the Polish People's Republic.

As a participant in the March events of 1968, Król was imprisoned in the same year for several months. He was a long-time contributing editor of the Tygodnik Powszechny weekly, as well as co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Res Publica magazine. In 1975, Król was a signatory to the Letter of 59 against changes to the Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland.

He was participant in the Round Table talks and a member of the Solidarity Citizens' Committee with Lech Wałęsa. He was the chairman of the Stefan Batory Foundation.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zmarł prof. Marcin Król. 2021-07-03. teologiapolityczna.pl. pl-PL.
  2. Web site: PROF. ZW. DR HAB. MARCIN KRÓL. 2021-07-03. Wydział Stosowanych Nauk Społecznych i Resocjalizacji. pl-PL.