Jan Miodek

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Jan Miodek
Wrocław University
Scientific career
Fieldslinguistics, prescriptive grammar

Jan Franciszek Miodek (born 7 June 1946 in

Wrocław University.[2][3] He is regarded as one of the most prominent educators and promoters of the standard Polish language.[4]

Life and career

He was born on 7 June 1946, in Tarnowskie Góry. His father was Franciszek Miodek and his mother was Janina (née Kowalska). In 1963, he graduated from the Stanisław Staszic High School No.2 in Tarnowskie Góry.[5]

Since 1967, he has been working as a

TV program Ojczyzna polszczyzna devoted to the Polish language. He also created such programs as Profesor Miodek odpowiada and Słownik polsko@polski.[6][7]

Since 2015, he has co-hosted the Polska z Miodkiem ("Poland with Miodek") program in which he discusses the etymology of various words in the Polish language.

Awards and honours

See also

  • List of Poles

References

  1. ^ a b "prof. dr hab. Jan Miodek" (in Polish). University of Wrocław. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ISSN 1427-7506
    . Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  3. ^ Luxmoore, Jonathan (25 May 2006). "Poles praise pope for addressing them in Polish during papal trip". Archived from the original on 31 May 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. ^ Agata Pustułka (2016-10-14). "Miodek: - Proszę przy mnie nie używać tego słowa, nie cierpię go". plus.dziennikzachodni.pl. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. ^ "Jan Miodek". Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  6. ^ "Jan Miodek - profesor od słowa". Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  7. ^ "Profesor Miodek: "Jestem belfrem i naprawdę mi z tym dobrze"". Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  8. ^ "DOCTORES HONORIS CAUSA". Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  9. ^ "Doktorzy Honoris Causa". Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  10. ^ "Wręczenie medali Gloria Artis". Retrieved 2019-01-01.