B. 18 September 1950 in Gliwice. Graduated in history from the Institute of History, University of Warsaw, in 1973. PhD awarded in 1978 on the basis of a thesis entitled “Ubożsi mieszkańcy Warszawy w latach 1526-1655”, written under Prof. Maria Bogucka’s supervision and submitted at the Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. Post-doctoral degree (habilitacja) awarded in 1996 on the basis of a thesis entitled “Kobieta w mieście polskim w drugiej połowie XVI i w XVII wieku”. Titular professor since 2002. Has worked at the Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences, since 1999; since 1999 at the Institute of History, University of Warsaw (primary place of employment).
- Pauperes. O mieszkańcach Warszawy XVI i XVII wieku, Warszawa 1983;
- Kobieta w mieście polskim w drugiej połowie XVI i w XVII wieku, Warszawa 1995 (print 1996);
- W walce z niewidzialnym wrogiem. Epidemie chorób zakaźnych w rzeczypospolitej i ich następstwa demograficzne, społeczno-ekomiczne i kulturalne, Warszawa 2000 (print 2001).
sport and tourism, film, guitar playing