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Adam Kersten | |
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| Born | April 26, 1930 Kutno, Poland |
| Died | January 11, 1983 (aged 52) Warsaw, Poland |
| Education | University of Warsaw |
| Occupations | Historian, professor |
| Spouse | Krystyna Kersten |
| Writing career | |
| Subject | 17th-century Polish history |
| Notable awards | Order of Polonia Restituta (Posthumous) |
Movement | Solidarity |
Adam Kersten (26 April 1930 in Kutno - 11 January 1983 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian, expert on Polish history in the 17th century. He was a member of the faculty at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University from 1955.
From 1980 Kersten was active in the Solidarity movement.
Kersten was the husband of fellow historian Krystyna Kersten.
Posthumously, Kersten received the Order of Polonia Restituta.
