Artur Patek
Polish historian
Artur Patek (born 1965) is a Polish historian at the Historical Institute of the Jagiellonian University, specializing in 20th century Polish-Jewish-Soviet history as well as the history of Polish film.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q9160721. VIAF identifies the subject as 84370714. The Library of Congress control number is nr98003692. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1965.
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