International Conference in Krosno, Poland, on Robert Wojciech Portius and the Scottish Diaspora in Central Europe

Worthington, D. (Keynote/plenary speaker)

Centre for History

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference

Description

International conference in Krosno, 4-6 June 2018. The conference is inspired by the 400th anniversary of the arrival in Poland of Robert Wojciech Portius, a Scottish merchant and benefactor who settled in Krosno.

Period	4 Jun 2018 → 6 Jun 2018
Event type	Conference
Location	Krosno , PolandShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

Documents & Links

Call for Papers (in Polish and English) and list of organising committee for an international conference in Krosno, 4-6 June 2018. The conference is inspired by the 400th anniversary of the arrival in Poland of Robert Wojciech Portius, a Scottish merchant and benefactor who settled in Krosno.
Conference programme.
Radio and television interviews (in Polish) for Polish Radio about the conference
Krosno24 video from the conference. The film features the Scottish and Hungarian speakers at the conference, focusing also on Portius-related material culture, including some of his donations to the town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXgeDIQiH-o

International Conference in Krosno, Poland, on Robert Wojciech Portius and the Scottish Diaspora in Central Europe

Description

Documents & Links

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