About Janina Wójcicka Hoskins
Lived 1912 – 1996 (aged 84). Janina Wójcicka Hoskins was an American librarian.
Janina Wanda Ewa Kozłowska (February 19, 1912 – October 19, 1996) was a Polish-American librarian. She worked at the Library of Congress from 1951 to 1989 and was responsible for assembling there the largest collection of Polish material in the United States.
Biography She was born in Kupowo, the daughter of Michał and Jadwiga (née Bielska). She attended gimnazjum in Nowa Wilejka and Wołkowysk until she left home in 1929, for Białystok. She married Franciszek Wójcicki in Bielsk Podlaski in 1931, taking the name Janina Wójcicka. Janet Wojcicki, an anthropologist and epidemiologist, and Anne Wojcicki, founder of 23andMe.
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Who was Janina Wójcicka Hoskins?
Polish-American librarian (1912–1996)
When was Janina Wójcicka Hoskins born?
Janina Wójcicka Hoskins was born on 19 February 1912 in Kupowo.
When did Janina Wójcicka Hoskins die?
Janina Wójcicka Hoskins died on 19 October 1996 in Menlo Park.
What was Janina Wójcicka Hoskins's occupation?
Janina Wójcicka Hoskins was a librarian.
What nationality was Janina Wójcicka Hoskins?
Janina Wójcicka Hoskins was American.
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