Barbara Szacka (20 April 1930 – 17 January 2025) was a sociologist.
Biography The daughter of physicians: Wojciech Plewniak and Zofia née Chmielińska. Her father died in Katyń. She was raised by her mother, who was a dentist.
In 1952 she graduated in sociology from the University of Warsaw. In 1962 she obtained doctorate upon dissertation Teoria społeczna i społeczna utopia. Analiza poglądów Stanisława Staszica supervised by Nina Assorodobraj-Kula.
Her research interests included collective memory, the biological foundations of social life and general sociology.
She was a member of the Polish Sociological Association. She supervised two doctoral dissertations. She was married to Jerzy Szacki. She was a feminist.
Works
Co-authored with Anna Sawisz. 2008.
Co-authored with Piotr T. Kwiatkowski, Lech M. Nijakowski, Andrzej Szpociński. Memories.
Editions 2005. Translated and edited with Krzysztof Najder and Jakub Szacki.
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