Grave of the Adamkiewicz family
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Piotr ADAMKIEWICZ
( ✵ ✟ - 1956 )
( ✵ ✟ - 1956 )
Infant son of Wincenty and Lidia Adamkiewicz.
Jerzy ADAMKIEWICZ
( 1881-1958 )
( 1881-1958 )
Born in Cracov. Graduate of the University of Vienna's Faculty of Law. Began his professional career in the Austrian diplomatic service in Croatia. Married Zofia Lewicka in 1919. Father of four children: Wincenty, Wojciech, Leszek and Jadwiga. Joined the Polish diplomatic service in 1920. Consul General of the Polish Republic in Leipzig, London and Jerusalem and in Ottawa from 1934 to 1936. Following the outbreak of World War II escaped to England via Scandinavia and he worked for the Polish government-in-exile until 1945. Came to Canada in 1946 and taught history and political science at St. Mary’s University in Halifax until 1948, then at St. Francis Xavier U. in Antigonish, N.S. until 1952. After moving to Montreal, he taught at the Center of Slavic Studies, Université de Montréal, as of 1954. Author of numerous publications and articles on political issues. He died at the age of 77.
Wincenty Witold ADAMKIEWICZ
( 1920-1996 )
( 1920-1996 )
Born near Crakow. In 1930 attended school in Fribourg, Switzerland. Came to Canada in 1934 when his father became Polish Consul in Ottawa. As a twelve-year-old he travelled across Canada with the famous Polish author and adventurer Arkady Fiedler who commemorated him in his book entitled Kanada pachnaca zywica (1937).
Wincenty found himself back in Poland at the outbreak of World War II. He studied agriculture while also taking part in the partisan resistance movement (Home Army).
Made his way to France in 1945 and then to England where he served in the Polish Army in the West. Following demobilization in 1947 he enrolled at Bristol University where he obtained a BSc in zoology, botany and organic chemistry (1949) and a Master’s Degree in pharmacology in 1950. In 1951 he returned to Canada, to take up the position of Assistant Professor of biochemistry at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S. A year later he enrolled at the Université de Montréal and McGill University, graduating with a PhD in endocrinology in 1953. Worked in the pharmaceutical industry, and in 1956 started teaching at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine.
Published papers and was active in professional associations in the fields of pharmacology, biochemistry and immunology. Died in 1996 at the age of 72, mourned by his wife Lidia, physician and Professor of Medicine, and their five sons: Pawel, Marek, Tomasz, Michal and Maciej.
Wincenty found himself back in Poland at the outbreak of World War II. He studied agriculture while also taking part in the partisan resistance movement (Home Army).
Made his way to France in 1945 and then to England where he served in the Polish Army in the West. Following demobilization in 1947 he enrolled at Bristol University where he obtained a BSc in zoology, botany and organic chemistry (1949) and a Master’s Degree in pharmacology in 1950. In 1951 he returned to Canada, to take up the position of Assistant Professor of biochemistry at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S. A year later he enrolled at the Université de Montréal and McGill University, graduating with a PhD in endocrinology in 1953. Worked in the pharmaceutical industry, and in 1956 started teaching at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine.
Published papers and was active in professional associations in the fields of pharmacology, biochemistry and immunology. Died in 1996 at the age of 72, mourned by his wife Lidia, physician and Professor of Medicine, and their five sons: Pawel, Marek, Tomasz, Michal and Maciej.
Lidia ADAMKIEWICZ
born GOWOR
( 1918-2016 )
born GOWOR
( 1918-2016 )
Physician. Born near Slonim, she was the youngest of six sisters. She completed high school despite her father's premature death and her own recurrent bone infections. Was admitted to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Vilnius but World War II interrupted her studies. Together with her friend and colleague Jadwiga (subsequently Dr. Sangowicz) she fled via Czechoslovakia and Austria to reach Switzerland, by crossing the Alps on foot to the astonishment of the Swiss border guards. The two girls were admitted to medical school as refugees and both completed their M.D. degrees at the University of Lausanne.
After the war, Lidia emigrated to Canada where she married Dr. Wincenty Adamkiewicz (above) with whom she had six sons. She became the first woman physician at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Montreal. She also established her own private practice, and taught internal medicine at the Université de Montréal. She was one of the first clinical researchers at the Institut de Recherches cliniques de Montréal, working on hypertension under Dr. Jacques Genest.
Respected for her wide experience, integrity and culture, she was invited in 1974 to sit on the Institute's new Ethics Committee, one of the first of its kind in Canada, where she played a leading role. Her broad interests included studies in Sociology, and an active membership in the Planetary Society (her name is engraved on NASA's Stardust capsule).
Well-known and respected in the Polish community where she had many patients and friends, she died at the age of 98, mourned by her sons Paul, Marc, Thomas, Michel, Mathias and her grandsons Patrick et Daniel.
After the war, Lidia emigrated to Canada where she married Dr. Wincenty Adamkiewicz (above) with whom she had six sons. She became the first woman physician at the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Montreal. She also established her own private practice, and taught internal medicine at the Université de Montréal. She was one of the first clinical researchers at the Institut de Recherches cliniques de Montréal, working on hypertension under Dr. Jacques Genest.
Respected for her wide experience, integrity and culture, she was invited in 1974 to sit on the Institute's new Ethics Committee, one of the first of its kind in Canada, where she played a leading role. Her broad interests included studies in Sociology, and an active membership in the Planetary Society (her name is engraved on NASA's Stardust capsule).
Well-known and respected in the Polish community where she had many patients and friends, she died at the age of 98, mourned by her sons Paul, Marc, Thomas, Michel, Mathias and her grandsons Patrick et Daniel.