Profesor Andrzej Pisowicz – uczony, armenista, popularyzator wiedzy o języku i kulturze Armenii (sylwetka naukowa z okazji 85. urodzin)

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PROFESSOR ANDRZEJ PISOWICZ—SCHOLAR, ARMENOLOGIST, PROMOTER OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF ARMENIA. A SCHOLARLY PROFILE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 85TH BIRTHDAY

Professor Andrzej Pisowicz (b. 1940), a Polish Orientalist affiliated with the Jagiellonian University, specializes in the study of Armenian and Persian languages. From 1957 to 1961, he studied Iranian studies at the Jagiellonian University, and then—as the first Pole to do so—pursued Armenian philology at Yerevan University from 1961 to 1963. In 1963, he defended his master’s thesis at the Jagiellonian University, devoted to the dialect of the village of Pharpi in Armenia. He continued to expand his knowledge through studies in France and Iran. In 1974, he defended his doctoral dissertation on Armenian dialectology and the development of Armenian consonantism. In 1985, he obtained his habilitation degree on the basis of a study describing the phonological system of the Persian language. He was awarded the title of professor in 2002. Andrzej Pisowicz’s scholarly output includes over 260 publications. Alongside his research, he has engaged in translation, popularization, and community activities. He was one of the most active members of the Circle of Interest in Armenian Culture in Kraków and of the Armenian Cultural Association. He participates actively in the cultural life of the Armenian community in Poland, conducts Armenian language courses, appears in media, and promotes knowledge about the language, history, and culture of Armenia. He is a moral authority, advisor, and a role model for successive generations of researchers.