Piotr Marek Napierała
Born	(1982-05-18) May 18, 1982 (age 42) Poznań, Poland
Citizenship	Polish
Parent	Barbara Harwas-Napierała
Relatives	Edmund Harwas
Academic background
Alma mater	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Academic work
Discipline	National security
Institutions	The University of Commerce and Services (WSHIU) in Poznań University of Security Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Main interests	18th century Modern World History

Piotr Marek Napierała ( [napjɛˈrawa], born May 18, 1982, in Poznań ^[1]) – Polish historian specializing in the history of the 18th century, doctor of humanities, lecturer in the field of national security at The University of Commerce and Services (WSHIU) in Poznań. ^[2] Publicist, ^[3] author, YouTuber. ^[4] Long-time member of the board and vice-president of the Polish Association of Rationalists. ^[5]

Napierała graduated from the Faculty of History at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. ^[6] In 2009, he received a grant from the Minister of Science and Higher Education. ^[7] In 2010, he obtained a Ph.D. in history at the Faculty of History at the Adam Mickiewicz University, based on the work "The Country of Freedom" and "The Country of Slavery" – the British and French Vision of Freedom – the 17th-18th Centuries, under the supervision of Waldemar Łazuga. ^[6]

In the years 2013–2020, he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of the Adam Mickiewicz University. ^[8] In the years 2012–2015, he worked as an assistant professor at the Higher School of Trade and Services. ^[7] In 2016, he was an assistant professor at the University of Security in Poznań. ^{[6] [7]} Since 2017, he has been teaching national security ^[2] at The University of Commerce and Services. ^[7]

Napierała also completed postgraduate studies in pedagogical preparation at the Faculty of Finance and Banking at the WSB University in Poznań. ^[7]

He was a member of the main board of the Polish Association of Rationalists in 2014–2015. Until 2020, he was the editor of the portal Racjonalista.pl. ^{[1] [9]}

In 2021, the Scientific Council of the disciplines: political and administrative sciences, social communication and media studies, and security studies of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań refused to award him the degree of habilitated doctor in the field of social science in the discipline of political and administrative sciences. In the habilitation process, he received three positive assessments of his achievements and one negative one. According to the committee, the discussed book Frederick II the Great as a Liberal Ruler "does not fit into the discipline of political and administrative sciences", although "it may fill a certain cognitive gap". ^[10]

Napierała runs a mainly historical channel on YouTube. Initially satirical, theatrical, with time presenting serious historical discussions, commentaries and book reviews. ^[11]

In 2017, Tomasz Flasiński, in his review of Napierała's book China and Japan and the West – a History of Misunderstandings, accused Napierała of making false statements and contradictions, as well as of relying on journalistic, propaganda and unreliable works. ^[12]

In 2020, Rafał Chwedoruk, in his review of Napierała's book Frederick II the Great as a Liberal Lord, accused the author of not taking root in the achievements of contemporary science or in the sources of the era. ^[13] The accusations concerned ignoring archival resources, the deficit of memoir and memoir-like materials, the lack of articles from scientific journals, the lack of order and reflection on the state of research, the lack of use and discussion of the achievements of German historiography, the absence of Russian-language literature.

In 2023, as part of a polemic with the views of Adam Wielomski, Napierała accused him of practicing clerical and pro-Russian propaganda, as well as anti-Western, anti-liberal, and especially anti-Protestant propaganda. He described Wielomski as "one of the main brakes on Poland's intellectual progress." ^[14]

He is the grandson of the philosopher Edmund Harwas, and the son of psychologist Barbara Harwas-Napierała. ^[15]

• Sir Robert Walpole (1676–1745) – twórca brytyjskiej potęgi [Sir Robert Walpole (1676–1745) – the Creator of British Power], Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań 2008. ISBN  978-83-232-1898-2.
• Hesja-Darmstadt w XVIII stuleciu. Wielcy władcy małego państwa [Hesse-Darmstadt in the 18th Century: Great Rulers of a Small State], Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań 2009. ISBN  978-83-232-2007-7.
• Światowa metropolia. Życie codzienne w osiemnastowiecznym Londynie [The World's Metropolis: Everyday Life in Eighteenth-Century London], Novae Res, Gdynia 2010. ISBN  978-83-61194-43-9.
• „Kraj wolności” i „kraj niewoli” – brytyjska i francuska wizja wolności w XVII i XVIII wieku ["The Land of the Free" and "The Land of Slavery" – the British and French Vision of Freedom in the 17th and 18th Centuries], Wydawnictwo Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2011. ISBN  978-83-62196-11-1.
• Simon van Slingelandt (1664–1736) – ostatnia szansa Holandii [Simon van Slingelandt (1664–1736) – the last chance of the Netherlands], Wydawnictwo Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2012. ISBN  978-83-62196-37-1.
• Paryż i Wersal czasów Voltaire’a i Casanovy [Paris and Versailles in the Times of Voltaire and Casanova], Wydawnictwo Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2012 ISBN  978-83-62196-61-6.
• Simon van Slingelandt (1664–1736) – last chance of the Dutch Republic, Wydawnictwo Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2013. ISBN  978-83-62196-89-0.
• Chiny i Japonia a Zachód – historia nieporozumień [China, Japan, and the West – a History of Misunderstandings], Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2015. ISBN  978-83-65148-09-4 ^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Żołnierz i filozof. Tadeusz Kościuszko przeciw królom, carom i kościołom [A Soldier and a Philosopher: Tadeusz Kościuszko Against Kings, Tsars, and Churches], Fundacja Nowe Oświecenie, Warszawa 2017. ISBN  978-83-949-362-0-4. ^[19]
• USA i Niemcy. Między liberalizmem a autorytaryzmem [The USA and Germany: Between Liberalism and Authoritarianism], Libron-Filip Lohner, Kraków 2018. ISBN  9788365705723.
• Fryderyk II Wielki jako władca liberalny [Frederick II the Great as a Liberal Ruler], Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań 2019. ISBN  978-83-232-3451-7.
• Historia Polski bez mitów [History of Poland without Myths], Theatrum Illuminatum, 2022. ISBN  978-83-966783-0-0.
• Frihetstid, czyli kultura polityczna osiemnastowiecznej Szwecji [Frihetstid, or the Political Culture of Eighteenth-Century Sweden], Theatrum Illuminatum, 2023. ISBN  978-83-966783-2-4.
• Historia Francji bez mitów [History of France without Myths], Theatrum Illuminatum, 2024. ISBN  978-83-966783-6-2.

• Bill Clinton. Biografia polityczna [Bill Clinton. A Political Biography], Heraclon 2018 (with Łukasz Tomys) ISBN  978-83-81461-52-8.
• Donald Trump. Przedsiębiorca i polityk [Donald Trump: An Entrepreneur and Politician], Heraclon 2019 (with Łukasz Tomys) ISBN  978-83-66167-36-0.
• Walt Disney. Wizjoner z Hollywood. Tom I. Narodziny legendy (1901–1945) [Walt Disney. A Hollywood Visionary. Volume I. The Birth of a Legend (1901–1945)], Heraclon 2019. ISBN  978-83-66167-43-8.
• Walt Disney. Wizjoner z Hollywood. Tom II. W stronę jutra (1945–1966) [Walt Disney. A Hollywood Visionary. Volume II. Into Tomorrow (1945–1966)], Heraclon 2019. ISBN  978-83-66167-44-5.
• Henry Ford. Prorok Przemysłu [Henry Ford: The Industry's Prophet], Dom Wydawniczy Kontinuum 2021 (with Magdalena Czyż) ISBN  978-83-66167-79-7.
• Mozart i jego epoka [Mozart and His Era], Dom Wydawniczy Kontinuum, 2023. ISBN  978-83-675632-4-6.
• Generał Franco. Hiszpania pod rządami dyktatora [General Franco. Spain under the Rule of a Dictator], Dom Wydawniczy Kontinuum, 2023. ISBN  978-83-675632-7-7.

• Renate Bauer (red.), Wolnomyśliciele we Wrocławiu od przedwiośnia ludów do faszyzmu („Freigeister in Breslau vom Vormärz bis zum Faschismus”) [Freethinkers in Wrocław from the Early Spring of Nations to Fascism], Angelika Lenz Verlag Neu-Isenburg 2016. ISBN  978-3-943624-22-9.

• "Piotr Napierała". Information Processing Centre database (in Polish).
• Publications of P. Napierała in the Polish National Library
• Piotr Napierała in Scholar Google

• dr Piotr Napierała on YouTube