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Aleksandra Leliwa-Kopystyńska
Aleksandra Halina Lelywa-Kupistynska (August 20, 1937 in Warsaw - March 18, 2023) was a Polish physicist, professor at the University of Warsaw. In 2018–2022, she was President of the Society for Children of the Holocaust (SDH). Life Aleksandra Halina Lelywa-Kupistynska was born into a Polish-Jewish family, the daughter of Józef Smitanowski, a sergeant in the Polish Armed Forces, Polish army who received the Cross of Independence in 1942, and Irena Nye Wakenbaum. She survived World War II along with his mother and older brother Stephen. Lelywa-Kupistynska specialized in atomic physics, experimental physics and atomic and spectroscopy. She was a researcher at the Institute of Experimental Physics for many years and was also a member of the Polish Physics Society, serving as its Secretary General in 2002–2003. She initiated the creation of the Women's Division of the PTF and served as the Chairman of its Audit Committee. She was also a member of the Children of the Holocaust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
