Ihor Skochylias

Ihor Skochylias (; 5 April 1967 – 20 December 2020) was a Ukrainian historian, and local historian. Doctor of History and Professor.

Biography Ihor Skochylias was born on 5 April 1967, in Tsyhany, now the Borshchiv urban hromada of the Chortkiv Raion of the Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine.

In 1991, he graduated with honors from the Faculty of History at University of Lviv.

Membership in academic and public organizations In 1992, Skochylias became a member and co-founder of the local history association "Dzherelo", and co-editor of the scientific and local history collection "" in Borshchiv. In 1992–1995, he was a member of the editorial board of the scientific collection "Ukraina v mynulomu".

The Center for Religious Culture of Ukrainian Catholic University was named after Ihor Skochylias. An oak tree in the Saski Park in Supraśl, Poland, is also named in his honor.