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Bohdan Osadchuk

1920 – 2011

Ukrainian historian

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About Bohdan Osadchuk

Lived 1920 – 2011 (aged 91). Bohdan Osadchuk was a Polish and German journalist, historian of Eastern Europe, historian and university teacher.

Bohdan Osadchuk (1 August 1920 – 19 October 2011) was a Ukrainian diaspora historian and journalist.

Osadchuk was born in Kolomyia. He was a professor at the Free University of Berlin, one of the most senior members of the Ukrainian Free University (UFU) of Munich, and a long-standing freelance writer for Kultura, a Polish emigre magazine published in Paris (editor Jerzy Giedroyc). In 2009 he was awarded a Bene Merito Honour medal by Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in recognition of scientific achievements and efforts to Polish-Ukrainian reconciliation.

He died in Czechówka near Myślenice situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

He was an honorary doctorate of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy since 2006.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Ukrainian Free University
Employers
Freie Universität Berlin
Awards
Order of the White Eagle; Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; Bene Merito

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bohdan Osadchuk?

Ukrainian historian (1920–2011)

When was Bohdan Osadchuk born?

Bohdan Osadchuk was born on 1 August 1920 in Kolomyia.

When did Bohdan Osadchuk die?

Bohdan Osadchuk died on 19 October 2011 in Czechówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

What was Bohdan Osadchuk's occupation?

Bohdan Osadchuk was a journalist, historian of Eastern Europe, historian and university teacher.

What nationality was Bohdan Osadchuk?

Bohdan Osadchuk was Polish and German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bohdan Osadchuk

· Wikidata: Q445345

· DBpedia: Bohdan Osadchuk

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