Jan Władysław Woś: key obituary facts
Is Jan Władysław Woś dead? Yes. Jan Władysław Woś died on November 3, 2026, at age 87.
Cause of death: Jan Władysław Woś's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jan Władysław Woś known for?
He was a Polish historian, essayist, fiction writer.
More about Jan Władysław Woś
Born: 19 April 1939.
Place of birth: Warsaw.
Gender: male.
Occupation: historian.
Nationality: Poland.
Education: Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Warsaw.
Awards: Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Jan Władysław Woś, a Polish bibliophile, historian, essayist and fiction writer, died on November 3, 2026, aged 87.
Born in Warsaw, he studied at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology and graduated with a thesis on Dante’s philosophical system, titled “De amore in Dantis Divina Comoedia quaestiones.” He continued his studies in Milan, Louvain, Florence, Pisa, Bonn and Heidelberg. Woś taught the history of Eastern Europe at the University of Pisa from 1976 to 1987, Heidelberg in 1985–86, the University of Trento from 1987 to 2009, and the University of Venice in 1990–91.
His research focused on sixteenth-century Polish history and the history of the Roman Church, particularly relations between Italy and Poland. Alongside his historical scholarship, he wrote essays and fiction and was a bibliophile and book collector. Woś became an Italian citizen in 1987 and received an honorary degree from the Polish University Abroad in London. He was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.