RECZEK, Józef. Szczepanów, Lesser Poland 16.2.1936 — Ibid. 13.2.1988. Polish Indo-European, Slavonic and Iranian Linguist. Son of Alojzy Reczek and Anna Kargol. Studies at Cracow in 1953-59 (i.al. under Kuryłowicz, Pobożniak and T. Milewski). From 1958 one of the editors of Słownik staropolski. Ph.D. 1967 (diss. on Slavonic), from 1972 taught linguistics at Cracow University as Docent. Dr. d’état 1985.
Publications: Diss. Bohemizmy leksikalne w języku polskim na końca XV w. 1968.
– Hab.diss. Najstarsze slowiańsko–irańskie stosunki językowe. 77 p. Cracow 1985.
– “Iranische Entlehnungen im Urslavischen. 1. Ursl. *xorna und avestisches xvarənah-”, Folia Orientalia 9, 1968, 85-94.
– Polono-Turcica. 1-2. 1978-81.
– “Einige sprachliche und strukturelle Probleme der epischen Dichtung”, Studia Indo-Iranica T. Pobożniak. 1983, ??-??.
– A few further works (mostly in Polish), also much on Polish and its neightbour languages.
Sources: Briefly in L. Sudyka (ed.), Orientalia Commemorativa. Cracow 2011, 80 (in Polish, with photo); more in www.borzecin.pl/znani-i-zasluzeni/3084-reczek-jozef-1936-1988.html (also in Polish and with photo); L. Bednarczuk, Folia Orient. 26, 1989, 233-235 (born in Lęki, died in Cracow); *Prz. Orient. 1988:4, 386f.; *Polish obituary by Kr. Pisarkowa in ruj.uj.edu.pl; parents in myheritage.
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