, ▁in ▁southern ▁Poland . ▁It ▁lies ▁approximately ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁P ał ec zn ica , ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Pro sz ow ice , ▁and ▁ ▁north - east ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁Krak ów . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁I br am ow ice <0x0A> </s> ▁Norman ▁Henry ▁Gib bs ▁( 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁in ▁London ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁in ▁Wit ney , ▁Oxford shire ) ▁was ▁Ch iche le ▁Professor ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁War ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁longest ▁ten ure ▁of ▁all ▁who ▁have ▁held ▁the ▁chair ▁since ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁an ▁Open ▁Ex hib ition er ▁at ▁Mag d alen ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁becoming ▁Senior ▁Dem y ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁at ▁Mag d alen ▁and ▁while ▁doing ▁so ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁lect urer ▁at ▁University ▁College , ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 – 3 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Gib bs ▁completed ▁his ▁D . Ph il . ▁th esis ▁in ▁medieval ▁history ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁K . ▁B . ▁Mc F ar lane