University of Silesia in Katowice

Prof. Józef Pieter (1904–1989)

As a psychologist, pedagogue and philosopher, Prof. Józef Pieter devoted his life and work to researching psychology and the mechanisms of teaching and learning, comparing pedagogical systems, the process of reasoning, as well as the methodology and organisation of research.

Born in Ochaby, in the rural part of Cieszyn, Prof. Józef Pieter was strongly attached to his native Silesia, where he was a lecturer for over 50 years and is considered one of the founding fathers of the University of Silesia.

Prof. Józef Pieter was mentioned a number of times in the Gazeta Uniwersytecka UŚ (USil Magazine) and a radio programme devoted to his biography was created.

• ‘Knowledge applied in life: Professor Józef Pieter’ (USil Magazine, No. 10, July 2003)
• ‘The ceremony of naming the lecture hall of the Faculty of Education and Psychology after Professor Józef Pieter’ (USil Magazine, No. 4, January 2005)
• ‘Return to spontaneous cognition’ (USil Magazine, No. 8, May 2009)
• ‘Presentation of the Józef Pieter Psychological Dictionary at the Academic Art Cafe’ (USil Magazine, No. 9-10, June 2004)
• ‘Times and People—presentation of the diaries of Prof. Józef Pieter’ (USil Magazine, No. 6, June 2006)
• ‘Professor Józef Pieter—remarkable biography’ (Radio Poland)