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Szczepan Szczeniowski

1898 – 1979

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Wikipedia Summary

Professor Szczepan Eugeniusz Szczeniowski (1898–1979), was a Polish physicist, and author of numerous papers on cosmic rays, electron diffraction and ferromagnetism. In early 1930s, he taught at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lwow, in 1937 moving to the Stefan Batory University in Wilno. After World War II, he settled in Poznań, also cooperating with the Warsaw Polytechnic. Szczeniowski was a member of many prestigious organizations - Technical Science Academy, Polish Academy of Knowledge and Polish Academy of Sciences.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
December 26, 1898
Warsaw
Date of death
February 18, 1979
Warsaw
Citizenship

Poland

Occupations & fields
physicist
Awards & honours
Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's PolandMedal of the 30th Anniversary of People's PolandWork Flag Order, 2nd classCommander of the Order of Polonia RestitutaOfficer of the Order of Polonia RestitutaCommander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Field and occupation
polský lékař
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