Jan Ostrowski
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Jan Ostrowski

Art historian (born 1947)

Jan Juliusz Ostrowski (born 12 June 1947) is an art historian, from 1989 to 2020 director of the Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection, from 2018 president of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Ostrowski (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 12, 1947.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1970Jagiellonian University3

Career

Occupation: university teacher, art historian, historian.7

  • Since 2018Chair, Polish Academy of Learning6
  • Since 1989Director, Wawel Royal Castle – State Art Collection5
  • Date not recordedWorked at Jagiellonian University4
  • Date not recordedMuseum director5

Personal life

  • BornJun 12, 1947, Kraków8
  • CitizenshipPoland9

Awards

  • 2012Bene Merito10
  • 2012Medal of the National Education Commission10
  • 2012Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles10
  • 2011Knight of the Legion of Honour10
  • 2010City of Kraków Award10
  • 2010Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta10
  • 2008Award named after Professor Aleksander Gieysztor10
  • 2006Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy10
  • 2006Officer's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania10
  • 2005Golden Medal for Merit to Culture10
More awards (5)
  • 2004Knight of the National Order of Merit10
  • 2003Austrian Decoration for Science and Art10
  • 2000Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta10
  • 1994Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta10
  • Date not recordedBadge of Honor of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship - Lesser Poland Cross10