Władysław Filipowiak (29 April 1926 – 31 March 2014) was a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

professor, writer, and

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

. He was a director of the

National Museum in Szczecin The National Museum in Szczecin () is a national museum in Szczecin, Poland, established on 1 August 1945. The museum features ancient and modern art, archaeological, historical, numismatic, nautical and ethnographic collections and is divided int ...

. He was the author of over 200 publications in the field of early medieval archeology. In the past year was an Honorary Citizen of the Commune Wolin. Filipowiak was born in Kaczyce, Poland. Filipowiak died on 31 March 2014 in

Szczecin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...

, Poland from

natural causes In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic. Within the United States and the United Kingdom, a distinc ...

, aged 88.

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1926 births 2014 deaths Polish educators Polish scientists Polish male writers Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland {{Poland-bio-stub