Jerzy Bańczerowski

Jerzy Bańczerowski, 88, died on June 9, 2026. Jerzy Bańczerowski was known publicly as a Polish professor of Philology. Bańczerowski is a member of the Committee on Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and has served as director of the Institute of Linguistics (1977-1991, 1994–2008), and head of the Department of General and Comparative Linguistics at Adam Mickiewicz University (1969-). The main subjects of Bańczerowski's research are general and comparative linguistics, set theoretic axiomatization of linguistic theory, Finno-Ugric linguistics, and Asian languages. On his initiative, new specialties (in the field of philology) of studies were established at the Adam Mickiewicz University, including Finnish philology and ethnolinguistics. Public biographical listings identify Bańczerowski as a Polish professor of Philology. This public record remains centered on Bańczerowski's work as a Polish professor of Philology and the documented milestones of that career.