Join the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello for a virtual Fellow's Forum with Bartosz Dudek, journalist and Head of the Polish Service of Germany's international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle.
Watch the Recorded Fellow's Forum
Thomas Jefferson and General Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817) became very good friends during Kosciuszko’s return visit to the United in August 1797 to May1798. There are forty-one extant letters between them as proof of their mutual admiration. Jefferson wrote of Kosciuszko, "He is as pure a son of liberty as I have ever known."
Bartosz Dudek's research focuses upon Jefferson's relationship with his Polish friend, the ideas and values they shared, and the differences they were not able to overcome.
About the Speaker:
Bartosz Dudek is a German-Polish journalist and Head of the Polish Service of Germany's international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle. He is especially interested in Polish-American ties throughout U.S. history. His publications include the story of the Polish craftsmen of Jamestown, Virginia for the Polish online edition of Newsweek. During his fellowship, he will be completing an article on the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Tadeusz Kosciuszko, one the Polish heroes of the American Revolution.