Tomasz Maćkowski

dr Tomasz Maćkowski is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of History within the Faculty of History at the University of Gdańsk. His research focuses on methodological aspects of material culture in historical studies, particularly symbolic communication and legal signage on artifacts from the 15th to 18th centuries.

• Contact: Email tomasz.mackowski@ug.edu.pl

His work examines the role of lead trade seals, Gdańsk wall signs (Wallzeichen), and metrological systems (weights) in historical contexts. He has published extensively on these topics in journals like Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej and Eidos: Almanac on Theory and History of Historical Science.

Maćkowski's publications highlight the intersection of material culture, legal history, and Hanseatic trade practices. His research contributes to understanding Gdańsk's historical position between Poland and German cities like Lübeck, as seen in his 2007 chapter on Danzig's geopolitical tensions.