Historia historiografii na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim

Th e history of historiography as an independent discipline was created in 1948-1958. In the academic year 1957/1958, the Historical Institute established the Department of History of Historiography and Methodology of History Teaching. Th e initiator of its creation and subsequently its fi rst director was Wanda Moszczeńska (1896-1974), a student of Marcel Handelsman (1882-1945). Th e most successful period of the department was 1976-1997, when the Department was led by Jerzy Maternik, a student of Wanda Moszczeńska.