Piotr Rachwał

Piotr Rachwał is a Professor at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities and Department of Source Studies, Archival Studies and History Didactics. His career spans roles as an academic researcher, journal editor, and project leader in historical demography.

• Key Positions: Professor at KUL, Secretary of the Historical Demography Team at the Polish Academy of Sciences, and editorial board member of the Yearbook of the Lublin Genealogical Society
• Projects: Led digitization and analysis of parish records, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Research Focus: Historical demography, archival science, and Polish diaspora studies. His work examines population dynamics, gender ratios, and the application of auxiliary sciences of history in education.

• Key Topics: 19th-century Polish birth patterns, cholera epidemics, parish record analysis, and Polish diaspora in Brazil
• Methodologies: Inverse projection, census analysis, and archival provenance studies

Scientific Contributions: Over 15 peer-reviewed publications, including analyses of parish registers across Poland and Brazil. His 2024 Gazolina SA book provides critical insights into interwar Polish corporate history.

Awards: Recipient of the Kuczyński Award (2020) and multiple Rector's Awards from KUL for academic excellence.