u com a ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁suddenly ▁lose ▁his ▁eyes ight . ▁He ▁died ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Krak ów ' s ▁Rak ow icki ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁former ▁students , ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁Ta ub ensch lag ▁became ▁quite ▁ecc ent ric , ▁often ▁talking ▁to ▁himself ▁as ▁if ▁carrying ▁on ▁academic ▁deb ates ▁with ▁imag inary ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁oppon ents . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁weird ▁old ▁ecc ent ric ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁public ly ▁express ▁political ▁opinions ▁which , ▁in ▁commun ist ▁Poland ▁during ▁the ▁St alin ist ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁would ▁have ▁got ten ▁anyone ▁else ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁academic ▁position ▁or ▁arrested . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Pol es ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Biography ▁at ▁▁ ▁Category : Pol ish ▁histor ians ▁Category : J agi ell onian ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 8 8 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁histor ians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Prz emy ś l ▁Category : Pol ish ▁Jews ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Rak ow icki ▁C emetery ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Pol onia ▁Rest it uta ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁at ▁Berlin <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁George ▁Bart lett ▁( J une ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 8