Jubileusz prof. dra Wincentego Okołowicza

• Autorzy: Stopa-Boryczka M.

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The work and achievements of Profesor Wincenty Okołowicz

• Języki publikacji: PL

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Wincenty Okołowicz was born on 26 July 1906. He made a truly remarkable scientific and teaching career, including the leadership of the Department of Climatology at the University of Warsaw. Professor Wincenty Okołowicz published altogether 118 papers, among which, as perhaps the most important, let us mention the ones devoted to (positions l through 9 - in Polish, 10 - in English): l. Soil temperatures in Vilna (1937) 2. Climatic changes in Europe (1939) 3. The geomorphology of the middle reach of the river Wilja (1956) 4. Climatic zones of the world (1962) 5. Cloudiness above Poland (1964) 6. Climatic subdivision of Poland ( 1966) 7. Amplitudes of air temperature in Poland ( 1967) 8. General climatology (1969) granted second-degree award from the Ministry 9. Climatic maps for the National Atlas of Poland, regarding air temperature (39 maps), cloudiness (6 maps), snow cover (4 maps), all of which were published between 1973 and 1976, 10. Climate of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary (1976). All of the above publications belong to the most frequently cited ones in both Polish and foreign literature of the subject, and two of them (nos. 5 and 8) were translated into English upon the request from foreign customers. Professor W. Okołowicz rendered during his lifetime valuable services in both teaching and coaching the young generations of geographers and climatologists. He was active first at the University of Toruń, and then at the University of Warsaw. For 23 years he was the head of the Department of Climatology of the University of Warsaw. During this period he conferred Ph.D. degrees in climatology upon 15 candidates, and M.Sc. degrees upon 125 students. He was twice appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Biology and the Sciences of the Earth, in the years 1960-62 and 1964-66. In acknowledgement of his merits as a teacher and educator, and of his ability in organising sound teaching, as well as in promoting the staff of young scientists, he was granted in 1964 an ad-personam second-degree award of the Ministry of Sciences. Furthermore, in recognition of his contribution to the development of Polish climatology, and of his general merits in the field of didactics, education, and social sciences, Professor Okołowicz was awarded in 1954 the Officer's Cross of Merit, and, in 1966, the Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta. In 1967 he was promoted to full professorship. In April 1974 W. Okolowicz fell ill, and the illness, unexpectedly, cut him completely off the professional life until his passing away on 3 September 1979. We parted with him, a frank, kind, and respected person, an engaged teacher and distinct scholar, with a truly deep regret.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Prace i Studia Geograficzne
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: 28
• Opis fizyczny: s.39-46.

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Stopa-Boryczka M.