The Polish Academy of Skills (Polish: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, PAU), till 1919 just The Academy of Skills (Akademia Umiejętności, AU) founded in 1872 in Kraków as continuation of the Kraków Scientific Society (Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie, est. 1816) was the most important Polish scientific organiation of the 19th and 20th centuries. Its main goals were to organize, conduct and support scientific research and to represent Polish scientists around the world. In 1951 it was merged with other institutions to form the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN), reactivated in 1989. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population - city - urban - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Categories: PAN | PAU | Scientific societies | Polish scientific societies | Stub | Education in Poland | Polish institutions | National academies ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
From 1971, Davies taught Polish history at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) of the University of London, where he was professor from 1985 to 1996.
In 2000, Davies's Polish publishers Znak published a collection of his essays and articles under the title Smok wawelski nad Tamizą ("The Wawel Dragon on the Thames") which is not available in English.
Davies holds a number of honorary titles and memberships, including honorary doctorates from the universities of Lublin and Gdańsk, memberships in the PolishAcademy of Learning (PAU) and the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europea [1], and fellowships of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society [2].
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