Jerzy Michał Maj (14 July 1922 – 9 February 2003) was a Polish pharmacologist, professor of medical sciences, member of the

Polish Academy of Sciences The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...

and the

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, a director of the

Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Instytut Farmakologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk) is a scientific Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, based in Kraków. Established in 1954 as the Department of Pharmacology of ...

(1977–1993).

Biography

In 1949 he graduated in pharmacy from

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1951. In 1978 he received the title of professor. In 1988 the Medical Academy of Lublin awarded him with a degree ''honoris causa''. Beside his scientific activity he was also a social activist as the chairman of the Jadwiga and Janusz Supniewski Foundation next to the Institute of Pharmacology.

References

Polish pharmacologists 1922 births 2003 deaths Jagiellonian University alumni Members of the Polish Academy of Sciences Members of the Polish Academy of Learning Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland {{poland-med-bio-stub