About Antoni Stawikowski
Born 1933. Antoni Stawikowski is a Polish trade unionist and astronomer.
Antoni Stawikowski (born 1933, Poland), first leader of the Polish illegal Solidarity union in Toruń.
Career
Stawikowski was the president of the then-illegal Solidarity union in Toruń from 1981–89, when the union has been proclaimed legal. Together with Ryszard Musielak, Andrzej Tyc, Stanisław Dembiński, Jarosław Zaremba, and others, Stawikowski was one of the crucial activists fighting with the communists regime in the region of Toruń. During the martial law (1981-1983) held in prison.
In 1955, he was hired at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Toruń (CAMK Toruń). He earned his doctoral degree in 1976. He author of several books on astronomy and cosmology.
In 2013, Bronisław Komorowski (then President of Poland) awarded him with Order of Polonia Restituta.
Family He has two daughters, Małgorzata and Anna.
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Who is Antoni Stawikowski?
Polish astronomer and political activist
When was Antoni Stawikowski born?
Antoni Stawikowski was born on 9 November 1933 in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie.
What is Antoni Stawikowski's occupation?
Antoni Stawikowski is a trade unionist and astronomer.
What nationality is Antoni Stawikowski?
Antoni Stawikowski is Polish.
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