Piotr Cywiński
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Piotr Mateusz Andrzej Cywiński, OBE (Polish: [ˈpjɔtr t͡sɨˈviɲskʲi]; born 16 April 1972 in Warsaw) is a Polish historian, medievalist and social activist. He has served as Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum since 2006. From 2000 to 2010, he was the Director of the Catholic Intelligentsia Club (KIK) in Warsaw.
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Piotr Mateusz Andrzej Cywiński | |
Born | (1972-04-16) 16 April 1972 (age 52) |
Nationality | Polish |
Occupation(s) | historian, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, president of Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation |
Awards | The Cross of Merit, Order of Polonia Restituta, "Bene Merito" Honour (Poland), Award for Human Rights' Protection (Poland), Gloria Artis Award, Knight of Order of the Crown (Belgium), Knight of the Order of St. Charles (Monaco), Officer's Cross of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece), Knight medal insignia of French Legion of Honour (France), Knight's Cross Order of Academic Palms (France). |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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He is known as an active and frequent participant in Polish-Jewish and Christian-Jewish dialogue; and an ecumenist, i.e. believer in reconciliation of the various Christian denominations among the Kresy borderlands.[1]