In his studies he focused mostly on political and economical history of Poland between 18th century and 19th century, laying the foundation of the Lwów-Warsaw School of History. He was the first historian to underline the importance of the period of Partitions as a crucial moment in the creation of a modern nation of Poland.
His ideas of describing a nations history through its social and economical development as well as through the underlying international and diplomatical background remain influential in modern Polish historical studies.
SzymonAskenazy (1866?-1935) was a Polish historian, diplomat and politician, founder of the Askenazy school.
After Poland regained its independence Askenazy was chosen as the first Polish representative at the League of Nations (1920-1923).
In his studies he focused mostly on political and economical history of Poland between 18th century and 19th century, laying the foundation of the LwĆ³w-Warsaw School of History.
The Askenazy school (Polish Szkoła Askenazego, sometimes referred to as LwĆ³w-Warsaw School of History - Lwowsko-warszawska szkoła historyczna) was an informal group of Polish historians formed in the early 20th century under the influence of SzymonAskenazy in the University of Lwow and Warsaw University.
The dominant trend among most conservative historians was to argue that the modern history of Poland was nothing but a history of ill-fated uprisings; the history was thus ignored in their studies.
The Askenazy school was the first to underline the importance of recent history in the creation of the modern nation in Poland.
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