Wlodzimierz Zonn (14 July 1905,

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

– 28 February 1975) was a Polish astronomer. He studied at the University of Stefan Batory at

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, where he later worked as a professor. Włodzimierz Zonn

From 1950, Zonn was director of Astronomical Observatory of the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

. For many years (1952 - 1955 and 1963 - 1973), he was President of the

Polish Astronomical Society The Polish Astronomical Society (Polish: ''Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne, PTA'') is science society in Poland, founded in 1923, with headquarters in Warsaw. Members of PTA are professional astronomers. Purpose of the association is promoting ...

Awards and recognition

In 1954 he was awarded with Knight's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

. Since 1983 the

introduced the for popular-science outreach activities.Medal im. Włodzimierza Zonna
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References

1905 births 1975 deaths Scientists from Vilnius People from Vilensky Uyezd 20th-century Polish astronomers Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1944–1989) {{Poland-scientist-stub