Jerzy Turonek

Who is Jerzy Turonek?

Dr. Jerzy Turonek is a Polish-Belarusian historian and notable member of the Belarusian minority in Poland.

He was born in Dukshty into the family of a notable West Belarusian political activist Branislau Turonak.

In 1952 he graduated from the Higher School for Planning and Statistics in Warsaw and later worked for the Polish foreign trade chamber where he was analysing the international chemicals market and worked at the European economic commission in Geneve.

Since early 1960s Jerzy Turonek started active historical researches on the Belarusian national movement of the early 20th century, Polish-Belarusian relations in the 20th century and the history of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1986 he became Doctor of History.