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Alfred Jahn

retired geography educator
Alfred Jahn, Ukrainian retired geography educator. Member Polish Academy of Sciences, Pax Christi.

Background

  • Jahn, Alfred was born on April 22, 1915 in Lvov, Poland. Son of Fryderyk and Helen (Jaworska) Jahn.

    • Education

    • Doctor of Science, University Lvov, 1939; Doctor honoris causa, University Wroclaw, Poland, 1985; Doctor honoris causa, University Lublin, Poland, 1987; Doctor honoris causa, University Poznan, Poland, 1990; Doctor honoris causa, University Lvov, Ukraine, 1999.

    Career

    • Assistant Geography Institute, University Lvov, 1937-1941. Lecturer University Lublin, 1945-1949. Professor geography University Wroclaw, 1950-1985, rector, 1962-1968.

      Member 20 polar expeditions to Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, Spitzbergen, 1937-1986.

    Works

    • Author: Alaska, 1966, Slope Theoretical Studies, 1969, Problems of the Periglacial Zones, 1975. Also 7 others, (autobiography) Z Kleparowa w swiat, 1991. Contributor over 350 articles in geography and geomorphology to science journals.

    Politics

    Party affiliation: Solidarity Party

    Membership

    Member Polish Academy of Sciences, Pax Christi.

    Connections

    • Married Maria Szaynowska, August 3, 1940. Children: Jadwiga, Maria.
    • child: Jadwiga Jahn
    • child: Maria Jahn
    • mother: Helen (Jaworska) Jahn
    • spouse: Maria Szaynowska
    • father: Fryderyk
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    Born April 22, 1915
    Lvov, Poland
    Died April 1, 1999
    (aged 83)
    Nationality
    Ukrainian
    • 1939
      University Lvov
    • 1985
      University Wroclaw
    • 1987
      University Lublin
    • 1990
      University Poznan
    • 1999
      University Lvov
    • 1937 - 1941
      Assistant, Geography Institute
    • 1945 - 1949
      lecturer, University Lublin
    • 1950 - 1985
      professor, geography University Wroclaw
      Rector, Arkansas, United States
    • 1962 - 1968
      professor, geography University Wroclaw
      Rector, Arkansas, United States
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