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Antoni Jackowski
Jackowski in 2015
Born1 June 1935
Bruges, Belgium
Died17 November 2025 (aged 90)
Employer(s)Polish Geographical Society
Jagiellonian University
SpouseDanuta Ptaszycka-Jackowska

Antoni Jackowski (1 June 1935 – 17 November 2025) was a Polish human geographer.

Life and career

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Jackowski was born in Bruges, Belgium, on 1 June 1935. He was the Chairman of the Polish Geographical Society, Honorary Professor of the Jagiellonian University, Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Prešov.[1]

In the 1990s, he institutionalized the field of geography of religion in Poland, establishing a dedicated department at the Jagiellonian University and launching the academic journal Peregrinus Cracoviensis.[2]

He was known for creating a new subdiscipline of geographical sciences in Poland – the geography of religion.[3] He wrote Jasna Góra Pilgrimage in the City and Region of Częstochowa (1998) with his wife, Danuta Ptaszycka-Jackowska.[4]

Jackowski died on 17 November 2025, at the age of 90.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Uniwersytet Jagielloński (26 January 2018). Pamięć Uniwersytetu: Wspomnienia profesora Antoniego Jackowskiego (cz. 1). Retrieved 18 November 2025 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Antoni Tadeusz Jackowski z Jackowic h. Gozdawa". www.sejm-wielki.pl. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Studying Religions with the Iron Curtain Closed and Opened: The Academic Study of Religion in Eastern Europe. BRILL. 31 March 2015. ISBN 978-90-04-29278-9.
  4. ↑ Sołjan, Izabela; Bilska-Wodecka, Elżbieta (2005). "Professor Antoni Jackowski: Researcher, Organiser and Teacher" Turyzm. 15 (1–2): 12. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Traczyk, CKC UW-Konrad; Suchożebrski, Jarosław (17 November 2025). "Zmarł prof. dr hab. Antoni Jackowski". Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych (in Polish). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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