Prof. dr hab., dr h.c. Lech Marian Mokrzecki (1935–2021): uczony – artysta – człowiek. Szkic do biografii

Aim: To draft life trajectories and focus on major achievements of Prof. Mokrzecki who died in July, 2021. Methods: A biographical method was combined with critical analyses and interpretation of Prof. Mokrzecki’s published works and other texts related to his academic achievements. Results: Based on the inquiry, Prof. Mokrzecki’s childhood and youth were characterized, followed by the period of his professional career. His academic work, including research, teaching and leadership was scrutinized scientifically. Conclusions: Based on the research, it can be concluded that Prof. Mokrzecki was one of the most outstanding scholars of the second half of the 20th and the first decades of the 21st century in Gdańsk. His scientific achievements made a significant contribution to the development of historiography and the history of science, culture and education of the Old Polish period. He was a successful musician – he was an educated cellist. He reached significant achievements in academic leadership – as a long-term Director of the Institute of Pedagogy and Head of the Department of the History of Science, Education and Upbringing at the University of Gdańsk. As a supervisor of over a dozen doctoral dissertations, he facilitated careers of many young faculty members and education leaders. He promoted several hundred master-degree students – sgraduates of pedagogical and music studies. He devotedly served as an animator of the cultural life of the student community.