Jan Miodek

Jan Franciszek Miodek (born 7 June 1946 in Tarnowskie Góry, Silesian Voivodeship He is regarded as one of the most prominent educators and promoters of the standard Polish language.

Life and career He was born on 7 June 1946, in Tarnowskie Góry. His father was Franciszek Miodek and his mother was Janina ( Kowalska). In 1963, he graduated from the Stanisław Staszic High School No.2 in Tarnowskie Góry.

Since 1967, he has been working as a columnist at the Gazeta Wrocławska newspaper, running the weekly linguistic column. Since 1989 he has held the post of the head (director) of the Institute of Polish Philology at the University of Wrocław. Between 1987 and 2007, he hosted a popular weekly TV program Ojczyzna polszczyzna devoted to the Polish language. He also created such programs as and .

Since 2015, he has co-hosted the (Poland with Miodek) program in which he discusses the etymology of various words in the Polish language.

Awards and honours Wojciech Korfanty Award Wiktor Award (1988, 1991, 1998) Superwiktor Award (1998) Honorary degree of the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences Honorary degree of the Opole University Honorary Citizen of the City of Wrocław Honorary Citizen of the City of Tarnowskie Góry Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2015)