Marek Doktor

Department of General Geology and Geotourism.

The recent Department (Chair) of General Geology and Geotourism has emerged at the very early stage of the history of the Academy of Mining (the initial name of our University) when the Department of Geology and Paleontology was established in 1920 at the Faculty of Mining – the only faculty of the Academy at that time. Professor Walery Goetel has been nominated for the Head of the Department. In 1926, the department was divided into the two independent units: Chair of Geology and Chair of Paleontology, the former still under the management of Professor Goetel. Within the Chair of Geology the Department of General Geology has been placed, also led by Prof. Goetel. In next decades, both the Chair of Geology and the Department of General Geology have survived several, consecutive, major restructuring and minor organizational changes. After the World War II, the Faculty of Geology and Surveying was established, followed by the Faculty of Geology and, finally, by the Faculty of Geology and Exploration. In 1961, the Head of the Chair and the Department has become Professor Henryk Świdzinski. In 1969, all Polish universities have been subjected to politically-induced, major restructuring – the traditional chairs were replaced by institutes. Hence, the Department of General Geology has been transformed into the Department of Dynamic Geology and anchored at the Institute of Regional Geology and Coal Deposits. Simultaneously, Docent Janusz Kotlarczyk has been nominated for the director of the new institute. In 1974, the next restructuring resulted in the establishing of the Institute of Geology and Mineral Deposits. Within this new unit, the Department of Dynamic Geology was transformed into the Department of General and Mathematical Geology, still under the supervision of Docent Janusz Kotlarczyk. After his retirement in 1999, Professor Tadeusz Słomka has become the new Head of the Department. The major restructuring of our Faculty implemented in 2006 has dissolved the existing departments and established the new units. Among others, the new Department of Basic Geology and Environment Protection was organized. It was based on the staff of the former Department of General and Mathematical Geology, and the Department of Environment Protection (in operation since 1993) supported by some scientists of the past Department of Stratigraphy and Regional Geology, and by single researchers from other dissolved departments. Professor Tadeusz Słomka was nominated for the head of the new unit. In 2007, our University has returned to its traditional structure – the basic organizational units have become the chairs. Hence, the Department of Basic Geology and Environment Protection evolved into the Chair of General Geology, Environment Protection and Geotourism, still managed by Prof. T. Słomka. In 2011, the chair has been divided into the two independent units. One of them is the currently existing Chair of General Geology and Geotourism, under the supervision of, first, Prof. Słomka and then Prof. Marek Doktor.

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1 Stowarzyszenie Naukowe im. Stanisława Staszica; ul. Garncarska5/2, 31-115 Kraków; e-mail: geo-staszic@wp.pl 2 Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Jarosławiu, ul. Czarnieckiego 16, 37-500 Jarosław 3 Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, Wydział Geologii Geofizyki i Ochrony Środowiska; al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków; e-mail: doktor@ ahg.edu.pl 4 Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego, Wydział Wychowanie Fizyczne, al. Jana Pawła II 78, 37-571 Kraków; e-mail: adzialek@wp.pl