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).[1][2]
Aleksandra Leliwa-Kopystyńska | |
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| Born | August 20, 1937 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | March 18, 2023 Warsaw |
| Occupation | physicist |
Life
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Aleksandra Halina Lelywa-Kupistynska was born into a Polish-Jewish family, the daughter of Józef Smitanowski, a sergeant in the 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.[3][4][5]
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 Association, serving as vice president from 2009 and President from 2018 to 2022. She was a member of the Social College POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.[6][7][8]
Works
edit- Wykłady z fizyki atomu (1989, ISBN 830108829X)
- Informacja obrazowa: własności i detekcja promieniowania e-m, psychologia widzenia, przetwarzanie obrazów (1992, współautor, ISBN 8320412773)
References
edit- ^ "Aleksandra Leliwa-Kopystyńska, Warszawa, 22.03.2023 - kondolencje". nekrologi.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Nowa Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Zarządzenie o nadaniu Krzyża Niepodległości z Mieczami, Krzyża Niepodległości i Medalu Niepodległości (M.P. z 1937 r. nr 259, poz. 409).
- ^ "Spotkanie ze świadkiem historii: Aleksandra Leliwa-Kopystyńska | Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN w Warszawie". 2020-11-24. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Historia pomocy - Rodzina Paców | Polscy Sprawiedliwi". sprawiedliwi.org.pl. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "INFORMACJE OGOLNE O POLSKIM TOWARZYSTWIE FIZYCZNYM". 2012-03-24. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Stowarzyszenie Dzieci Holocaustu". 2018-06-26. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "STOWARZYSZENIE DZIECI HOLOCAUSTU W POLSCE | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2024-01-16.