| Marcin Król | |
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| Born | 18 May 1944 (1944-05-18) Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 25 November 2020 (2020-11-26) (aged 76) Biała Podlaska, Poland |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
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Marcin Feliks Król (18 May 1944 – 25 November 2020) was a Polish philosopher, historian of ideas, publicist and professor of the University of Warsaw. He was a democratic opposition activist in the Polish People's Republic.
As a participant in the March events of 1968, Król was imprisoned in the same year for several months. He was a long-time contributing editor of the Tygodnik Powszechny weekly, as well as co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Res Publica magazine. In 1975, Król was a signatory to the Letter of 59 against changes to the Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland.
He was participant in the Round Table talks and a member of the Solidarity Citizens' Committee with Lech Wałęsa. He was the chairman of the Stefan Batory Foundation.
References
- "Zmarł prof. Marcin Król". teologiapolityczna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- "PROF. ZW. DR HAB. MARCIN KRÓL". Wydział Stosowanych Nauk Społecznych i Resocjalizacji (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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