Jan Prüffer
Jan Prüffer | |
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| Born | March 5, 1890 |
| Died | December 30, 1959 (aged 69) Toruń |
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| Fields | Biology, taxonomy, entomology |
| Institutions | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń |
Jan Prüffer (1890– 1969) was a Polish biologist, a taxonomic authority in entomology.[1][2]
During the German occupation of Poland he gave lectures at the underground educational facilities.[1]
Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (1947–1947)[1]
Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[1]
In 1925 he married Maria Znamierowska-Prüfferowa, who became professor of ethnography. They had no children.[1]
A street in Toruń has the name of Jan and Maria Prüffers.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Jan Prüffer, Polish Internet Biographical Dictionary
- ^ Sławomir Kalembka (ed.), "Pracownicy nauki i dydaktyki Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika 1945-2004. Materiały do biografii", Toruń, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika, 2006, p. 561. ISBN 83-231-1988-0.
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