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Most Famous Polish Scientists & Academics

Science 205
Poland 2,669
66 MC Marie Curie Marie Curie Polish Physicist 1867–1934
161 NC Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Polish Astronomer 1473–1543
15,500 IM Ignacy Mościcki Ignacy Mościcki Polish Chemist 1867–1946
18,116 JN Jerzy Neyman Jerzy Neyman Polish Mathematician 1894–1981
19,057 JP Jan Potocki Jan Potocki Polish Anthropologist 1761–1815
23,469 OR Oskar R. Lange Oskar R. Lange Polish Economist 1904–1965
25,554 HS Hugo Steinhaus Polish Mathematician 1887–1972
27,955 FA Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski Polish Physicist 1878–1945
28,885 WG Władysław Grabski Władysław Grabski Polish Economist 1874–1938
29,980 JM Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński Polish Mathematician 1776–1853
35,285 EL Emil Leon Post Emil Leon Post Polish Mathematician 1897–1954
43,485 S Sendivogius Sendivogius Polish Chemist 1566–1636
48,948 RW Rudolf Weigl Polish Biologist 1883–1957
53,197 IŁ Ignacy Łukasiewicz Ignacy Łukasiewicz Polish Chemist 1822–1882
54,200 JŚ Jan Śniadecki Jan Śniadecki Polish Mathematician 1756–1830
59,334 JD Johann Dzierzon Johann Dzierzon Polish Entomologist 1811–1906
61,248 ZR Zbigniew Religa Zbigniew Religa Polish Surgeon 1938–2009
62,023 KM Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Polish Chemist b. 1950
63,172 LS Leo Sternbach Leo Sternbach Polish Chemist 1908–2005
64,092 AG Antoni Grabowski Antoni Grabowski Polish Engineer 1857–1921
66,992 FC Florian Ceynowa Polish Doctor 1817–1881
67,132 AC August Cieszkowski August Cieszkowski Polish Economist 1814–1894
71,233 JŚ Jędrzej Śniadecki Jędrzej Śniadecki Polish Chemist 1768–1838
74,701 TL Tito Livio Burattini Polish Mathematician 1617–1681
78,173 JC Jan Czochralski Jan Czochralski Polish Chemist 1885–1953
79,332 JC John Cantius John Cantius Polish Professor 1390–1473
80,491 LK Leon Kozłowski Leon Kozłowski Polish Archaeologist 1892–1944
85,682 KA Krzysztof Arciszewski Krzysztof Arciszewski Polish Engineer 1592–1656
98,481 SZ Stanisław Zaremba (mathematician) Stanisław Zaremba (mathematician) Polish Mathematician 1863–1942
101,701 KO Karol Olszewski Karol Olszewski Polish Physicist 1846–1915
103,418 CO Czesław Olech Czesław Olech Polish Mathematician 1931–2015
105,440 AB Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski Polish Physicist 1872–1954
106,030 MS Manfred Sakel Polish Neurologist 1900–1957
106,869 DS Danuta Siedzikówna Danuta Siedzikówna Polish Nurse 1928–1946
109,513 JB Jan Brożek Jan Brożek Polish Mathematician 1585–1652
114,190 JC Jan Czekanowski Jan Czekanowski Polish Anthropologist 1882–1965
114,232 EW Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński Polish Sociologist 1944–2015
115,095 ZK Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska Polish Palaeontologist 1925–2015
121,788 WR Wojciech Rubinowicz Wojciech Rubinowicz Polish Physicist 1889–1974
123,522 ZG Zyta Gilowska Zyta Gilowska Polish Economist 1949–2016
130,742 JG Johann Gerhard König Polish Botanist 1728–1785
140,924 WO Władysław Orlicz Władysław Orlicz Polish Mathematician 1903–1990
144,252 SL Stanisław Lubieniecki Stanisław Lubieniecki Polish Astronomer 1623–1675
145,595 NC Napoleon Cybulski Napoleon Cybulski Polish Biologist 1854–1919
146,175 WN Witold Nowacki Witold Nowacki Polish Mathematician 1911–1986
146,739 JP Józef Paczoski Józef Paczoski Polish Botanist 1864–1942
148,873 AW Aleksander Wolszczan Aleksander Wolszczan Polish Astrophysicist b. 1946
151,575 JM Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński Polish Science 1748–1829
152,452 KD Kazimierz Dąbrowski Polish Psychiatrist 1902–1980
152,492 WJ Wojciech Jastrzębowski Wojciech Jastrzębowski Polish Biologist 1799–1882
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Inside Poland Scientists & Academics

205 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous poland scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Poland Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1880s with 24 people.

What Poland Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Engineer are Poland Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 12% of all notables (24).

Poland Scientists & Academics over-index on geographer — 30.8× the global rate.

  1. Engineer24
  2. Mathematician21
  3. Chemist19
  4. Economist19
  5. Physicist15
  6. Academic12
  7. Botanist10
  8. Physician9
  1. Geographer530.8×
  2. Economist1926.8×
  3. Chemist1923.8×
  4. Psychologist522.6×
  5. Sociologist522.1×
  6. Engineer2421.6×
  7. Biologist719.3×
  8. Physicist1517.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Poland Scientists & Academics compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.