Wilhelmina Iwanowska
Wilhelmina Iwanowska (1905, Vilnius – 1999) was a Polish astronomer, a researcher and the first astrophysics professor in Poland.[1]
She was one of the founders of the Nicolaus Copernicus University and the Toruń School of Astronomy and Radioastronomy and helped develop many of their programs.[2][3] In the course of her research, she discovered the scale of distance in the universe.[4]
Iwanowska became the vice president of the International Astronomical Union and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Iwanowska received honorary doctorates at three universities. In 1995, she was awarded the Great Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[5] In 1997, she became an honorary citizen of Winnipeg and Toruń.[6] The Pope gave her the medal "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice".[7]
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange funds scholarship for doctoral students under the framework of The Iwanowska Programme.
References
- ^ "Wilhelmina Iwanowska (1905-1999) | Urania - Postępy Astronomii". www.urania.edu.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Observation projects - Centre for Astronomy - Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń". www.ca.umk.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Astronomical Observatory in Piwnice | Visit Toruń". visittorun.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Prof. dr hab. Wilhelmina Iwanowska - astrofizyczka". lubietubyc.pomorska.pl (in Polish). 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Odznaczeni Krzyżem Wielkim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (III Rzeczpospolita)", Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia (in Polish), 2019-02-13, retrieved 2019-04-02
- ^ "Profesor Wilhelmina Iwanowska (1905-1999) - Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej - Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu". www.fizyka.umk.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Wilhelmina Iwanowska (1905-1999) | Urania - Postępy Astronomii". www.urania.edu.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
External links
- Andrzej Woszczyk: Wilhelmina Iwanowska (1905-1999). Rocznik Toruński 26 (1999).
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