Historical FigureMale
Leszek Kołakowski
1927 – 2009
About this person
Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009)
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 23, 1927
Radom
Date of death
July 17, 2009
Oxford
Citizenship
Second Polish Republic · Nazi Germany · Polish People's Republic · Poland
Occupations & fields
philosopherhistorianpedagogueuniversity teacherwriterhistorian of ideas
Awards & honours
Order of the White EagleErasmus PrizePeace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationDemocracy Service MedalPrix Européen de l'Essai Charles VeillonMacArthur Fellows Program
Notable works
Is God Happy?
- Field and occupation
- poľský filozof (1927 – 2009)
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