Władysław Dziewulski

Władysław Dziewulski
Portrait published in 1973
Born	2 September 1878 Warsaw, Congress Poland
Died	6 February 1982 (aged 83) Toruń, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Occupation(s)	Astronomer, mathematician
Known for	Rector of Batory University

Władysław Dziewulski (2 September 1878 – 6 February 1962) was a Polish astronomer and mathematician. He spent most his life performing astronomical research, and published over 200 papers.^[1]

Life

He studied mathematics and astronomy in his native Warsaw. Then in 1902 he went to the University of Göttingen in Germany to complete his education. In 1903, he was named as an assistant at the astronomical observatory in Kraków that belonged to the Jagiellonian University and in 1906, he gained his PhD there.^[2] In 1919, he became a professor of the Batory University in Vilna and director of its Astronomical Observatory. He was also the rector of Batory University in 1924–25. Later he moved to Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. He spent the last part of his life in Toruń.

He focused on the gravitational perturbations of minor planets, movements of stellar groupings, and photographic photometry.

The crater Dziewulski on the Moon, the Wladyslaw Dziewulski Planetarium in Toruń, and the main-belt asteroid 319636 Dziewulski^[3] are all named in his honor.

References

1. Kozłowski, Tomasz. "Polskie korporacje akademickie na Uniwersytecie Stefana Batorego w Wilnie". Strony Kozłowskich herbu Kozłowski. Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
2. Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
3. "New Names of Minor Planets" (PDF). WGSBN Bulletin. 4 (6): 8. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.