How to Study the Childhood of the Prominent? The Conceptual Framework of the Project

Abstract

The article presents the conceptual framework of descriptive biographical studies on childhood among 114 prominent Poles. It discusses the methodological dilemmas related to the use of biography in the reconstruction of the past, and characterizes the applied research procedure as well as the categories for describing childhood, the Polish historical context, and the environment of the outstanding youth.

Keywords

• prominent poles
• childhood
• biographical studies