Edward Potkowski (10 May 1934 in Rybnik - 31 July 2017) was a Polish historian. His specialization includes history of the medieval period and paleography. [1]
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Edward Potkowski was born on 10 May 1934 in Rybnik. [2] In 1954 he enrolled at the Uniwersytet Wrocławski, but since 1955 he had been studied on the Warsaw University. [2] He graduated in 1960. [2] Potkowski gained PhD in 1967. His supervisor was Tadeusz Manteuffel. [2] In 1979 he passed his habilitation. [3] From 1981 to 1986 he was a director of Central Archives of Historical Records. [2]
In 1989 he gained the title of professor. [4]
In 1960 he married Zofia Cep. [2]
