Ludwik Krzywicki

Ludwik Krzywicki
Ludwik Krzywicki
Krzywicki in 1882
Born(1859-08-21)21 August 1859
Died10 June 1941(1941-06-10) (aged 81)
NationalityPolish
Occupation(s)Sociologist, Professor at the University of Warsaw
Known forTheory of the migration of ideas
Archeological digs in Samogitia
Academic background
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropology, Archeology, Economics, Sociology

Ludwik Joachim Franciszek Krzywicki (21 August 1859 – 10 June 1941) was a Polish Marxist anthropologist, economist, and sociologist.

An early champion of sociology in Poland, he approached historical materialism from a sociological viewpoint. From 1919 to 1936, he was a professor at the University of Warsaw.