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| Born | (1929-11-08)November 8, 1929 |
| Died | December 24, 2014(2014-12-24) (aged 85) |
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| Main interests | Eastern-European history |
| Notable works | A Crime without Punishment |
Anna Maria Cienciala (November 8, 1929 – December 24, 2014) was aPolish-American historian and author. She specialized in modern Polish and Russian history. Graduating with a history doctorate in 1962, she taught at twoCanadian universities for a few years before joining the history faculty at theUniversity of Kansas in 1965. She retired in 2002.
Anna Cienciala was born in theFree City of Danzig (nowGdańsk,Poland) on November 8, 1929. She was educated in Poland and France. Cienciala received aBachelor of Arts fromLiverpool University in 1952, aMaster of Arts fromMcGill University in 1955, and aPh.D. fromIndiana University at Bloomington in 1962, where she wrote her dissertation under the supervision ofPiotr S. Wandycz.
She taught courses in Eastern European history, with a focus on modern Polish and Russian history, at theUniversity of Ottawa and theUniversity of Toronto in Canada, before landing a long-term career in the U.S. at theUniversity of Kansas in 1965. As an author, Cienciala published two books, edited four books and wrote around forty academic articles in various American, German, and Polish historical journals. She retired asProfessor Emeritus in June, 2002. In 2007 Cienciala published, together with two other historians,A Crime without Punishment, which explores thehistoriography of theKatyn massacre.
Cienciala was a member of a number of professional associations in Poland, theUnited Kingdom, and theUnited States. She received awards from theNEH,Fulbright,IREX,ACLS and the Hall Center at K.U.[1] She was a member of the board of directors of thePolish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America, and received thePolish Cross of Merit. Recipient of the Union of Polish Writers Abroad award (London, 2012). A book published in 2000 byGdańsk University and edited by Marek Andrzejewski was dedicated to her honor.[2]
Cienciala died on December 24, 2014, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.[3]
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