Wà Âadysà Âaw Markiewicz (2 January 1920 â 18 January 2017) was a Polish sociologist; professor of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznaà  since 1966, and Warsaw University since 1972, director of the Western Institute (Instytut Zachodni) in Poznaà  in years 1966âÂÂ1973, member of Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) since 1972. He was the Polish-side Chairman of German-Polish Textbook Commission from 1972 to 1984.
He was a secretary of the Social Sciences Division of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Wydziaà  Nauk Spoà Âecznych PAN) since 1972, editor-in-chief of Studia Socjologiczne (Sociological Studies) quarterly since 1972, chairman of the Poland 2000 Committee (Komitet Polska 2000 PAN) since 1980. From 1969 until 1972, he was the president of the Polish Sociological Association.
His main areas of interest are: sociology of labour and industry, sociology of the nation, sociology of the political relations.