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Pitass, Francis N.
Physician. Born in Niemieckie Piekary, Silesia, Poland. Elementary school completed in hometown. Secondary education in Bytom. In America, attended St. Francis College, St. Francis, Wis. Graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1899, with M.D. degree. Very active in Polish national affairs, chief medical examiner in Polish Union of America, a fraternal organization with headquarters in Buffalo, N. Y., for a long time. Member of P.N.A., P.R.C.U., Moniuszko Singing Society, Polonia Land Association, of Erie County Medical Association. Married to Josephine Korkowicz, have one son, John. Resides in Buffalo, N. Y.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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