Wacław Olszak

Polish engineer
Person human Q9369778
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Summary

Wacław Olszak was born on October 24, 1902[1], in Karviná[2]. He died on December 8, 1980[3], in Udine[4]. He worked as an engineer[5] and university teacher[6]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Doly[8]
  • Father: Wacław Olszak[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Poland[10]
  • Field of work: construction industry[11]
  • Employer: Warsaw University of Technology[12]
  • Educated at: TU Wien[13], Warsaw University of Technology[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: Lothar Schrutka[15], Tytus Maksymilian Huber[16]
  • Award received: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[17], Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[18], honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse[19], Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[20], Medal of Independence[21], Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland[22]
  • Member of: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts[23], Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[24], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[25], Academy of Sciences of Turin[26], Polish Academy of Sciences[27], French Academy of Sciences[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Doctoral student: Stefan Ziemba[30], Zenon Mróz[31]
  • Commons category: Wacław Olszak (1902-1980)[32]
  • Family name: Olszak[33]
  • Given name: Wacław[34]
  • Work location: Kraków[35], Warsaw[36], Udine[37]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[38]
  • Name in native language: Wacław Olszak[39]
  • Sibling: Feliks Olszak[40]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[41]
  • P14974: 14441[42]

FAQs

Where was Wacław Olszak born?

Wacław Olszak's place of birth was Karviná[2].

Where did Wacław Olszak die?

Wacław Olszak died in Udine[4].

Who were Wacław Olszak's parents?

Wacław Olszak's father was Wacław Olszak[9].

What did Wacław Olszak do for work?

Wacław Olszak worked as an engineer[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Wacław Olszak go to school?

Wacław Olszak was educated at TU Wien[13] and Warsaw University of Technology[14].

What awards did Wacław Olszak receive?

Honors received include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[17], Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta[18], honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse[19], and Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta[20].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . legifrance.gouv.fr. legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [26] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Svkkl authority id → p0044397-Olszak-Waclaw-19021980
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