Halina Maria Plonska (Tarkowska)
Pharmacist, researcher, pharmacy historian
Born Aug. 1, 1923, Sejny, Poland; came to U.S., 1962; daughter of Jozef and Wanda (Dlugoborska); married Witold Plonski; children: Olgierd, Ewa, Anna.
Education: Pharmacy Master, School of Pharmacy, Warsaw (Poland), 1950; Ph.D. (in history of pharmacy), School of Pharmacy, Lublin Medical Academy (Poland), 1991.
Career: pharmacist, Ujazd (Poland), 1950-51; research assistant, Department of Nutrition, Polish Institute of Hygiene, 1951-54, research associate, Institute of Meat Products, 1954-50, Warsaw; research associate, Biochemistry Department, Flower & 5th Avenue Medical School, 1962-66, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University, 1966-70, Department of Experimental Medicine, New York University, 1970-76, New York City; Retired; correspondent, Farmacja Polska.
Author: The Formation and Development of Polish Ethnic Pharmacies in Chicago, 1880-1920, 1991; 15 articles in the field of nutrition, biochemistry, experimental medicine, American contemporary pharmacy and history of pharmacy.
Member of: past executive secretary, Medicus - Polish American Medical Society; past secretary, Polish American Club of Rockland County; president, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.), District 16, Lodge 19, Portland (OR); American Institute of History of Pharmacy; Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.).
Honors: Golden Medal, Medicus - Polish American Medical Society, 1986.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German.
Hobbies: cultivation and use of herbs and spices, travel, swimming.
Home: 12070 SW Fisher Road, Tigard, OR 97224.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.