Timeline
The life of Kazimierz Bulas (1903-1970)
Early Life and Education (1903-1925)
1913-1921: Attended the Imperial-Royal Gymnasium in Wadowice; graduated on June 13, 1921.
Fall 1921: Began studying classical archaeology and ancient history at Jagiellonian University, Kraków.
1923: Became a junior assistant at the Classical Archaeology Office under Professor Piotr Bieńkowski.
1925: Completed additional studies in France and Italy; awarded a certificate of completion.
Academic and Professional Career in Poland (1927-1939)
1927: Earned a PhD in classical archaeology for his dissertation Illustrations to the Iliad in Antiquity.
1931-1939: Lecturer of Modern Greek at Jagiellonian University.
Taught Latin and Greek at St. Jacek’s Gymnasium and worked at the Polish-Italian Society reading room.
1930-1931: Academic journey to multiple European countries; interned at École Française d'Athènes.
1935: Obtained habilitation with Chronology of Attic Funeral Steles of the Archaic Era.
1936: Appointed assistant professor at Jagiellonian University.
Taught Latin and Greek at St. Jacek’s Gymnasium and worked at the Polish-Italian Society reading room.
1930-1931: Academic journey to multiple European countries; interned at École Française d'Athènes.
1935: Obtained habilitation with Chronology of Attic Funeral Steles of the Archaic Era.
1936: Appointed assistant professor at Jagiellonian University.
Contributions to Archaeology and Polish-Greek Relations (1931-1939)
1931-1936: Co-authored the first three volumes of Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum.
1932: Developed the classification of the "Bulas group" of ceramics.
1931-1932: Hosted radio talks on contemporary Greek topics.
1933: Published Outline of the History of Modern Greek Literature.
1936-1938: Delivered lectures in Athens and Thessaloniki.
1937: Represented Jagiellonian University at the centenary of the National University of Kapodistrias in Greece.
Awarded the Royal Order of the Phoenix gold cross by Greece.
Helped organize the Missolonghi soil ceremony at Piłsudski Mound.
1931-1932: Hosted radio talks on contemporary Greek topics.
1933: Published Outline of the History of Modern Greek Literature.
1936-1938: Delivered lectures in Athens and Thessaloniki.
1937: Represented Jagiellonian University at the centenary of the National University of Kapodistrias in Greece.
Awarded the Royal Order of the Phoenix gold cross by Greece.
Helped organize the Missolonghi soil ceremony at Piłsudski Mound.
World War II and Imprisonment (1939-1945)
March 5, 1940: Transferred to Dachau concentration camp.
April 12, 1940: Released after intervention by the Greek embassy.
1940-1945: Lived in Kraków, surviving repressions and teaching private lessons.
1943: Imprisoned twice in Płaszów camp.
Post-War Academic Contributions (1945-1951)
Became professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, and head of the Department of Mediterranean Archaeology.
Delivered lectures at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
1946: Translated Amon Goeth’s trial testimony.
1947: Appointed head of the PAU scientific station in Rome.
Emigration and Later Career in the United States (1951-1970)
1959: Published the first edition of his Polish-English and English-Polish dictionary with the Kościuszko Foundation.
1963: Released a revised and expanded edition of the dictionary.
September 26, 1970: Died in Houston, Texas.
