Adam Vetulani

Adam Joachim Vetulani (20 March 1901 – 25 September 1976) was a Polish historian of medieval and canon law, professor of the Jagiellonian University.

Biography He was the son of high school professor, Roman Vetulani, and Elżbieta née Kunachowicz, brother of Kazimierz, Tadeusz, Zygmunt, Maria, and Elżbieta. He attended high schools in Sanok and Cieszyn, in 1917 he passed examination of maturity in Vienna.

In 1919 he began studying law at the Jagiellonian University. After taking part in Polish–Soviet War in 1920 (for which he was decorated with Cross of Valor) Adam Vetulani returned to the university and received master's degree in 1923. Stanisław Kutrzeba had a strong influence on Vetulani, who received his doctorate with Kutrzeba supervision, in 1925.

In scientific work Adam Vetulani did research on Decretum Gratiani. He published more than three hundreds works in various languages. He was an acquaintance of Karol Wojtyła, with whom he collaborated. His doctoral students included Juliusz Bardach, , Stanisław Grodziski, , , and . He was under surveillance by the Security Service.

His remainings were buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery.

In 2014, Adam Vetulani's correspondence with was published. In 2023, a biography Adam Vetulani (1901–1976). Historian of Polish and Canon Law by Piotr Biliński was published by Jagiellonian University Press.

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Awards and distinctions He was decorated with Croix de Guerre avec étoile (for World War II), twice with Polish Cross of Valor (for Polish–Soviet War and World War II), and with 1939–1945 Commemorative war medal and Croix du combattant. He was an honorary doctor of University of Strasbourg, University of Nancy and University of Pécs. He was awarded with Medal of the Commission of National Education.

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