Wojciech J. Pulawski
Entomologist, researcher
Born Nov. 22, 1931, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; son of Wladyslaw and Henryka (Wieczffinska); married Veronica (Ahrens).
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), 1955, Ph.D., 1960, Dr.hab., 1971, nominated associate prof., 1980, University of Wroclaw (Poland).
Career: teaching assistant, 1955, 1973-80, adjunct, 1956-73, associate prof., 1980-81, University of Wroclaw; editor, 1963-75, chief editor, 1978-81, Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne; visiting curator, 1981-83, assistant curator, 1983-84, associate curator, 1984-87, curator, 1992, chairman, Entomology Department, 1983-87, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
Author: numerous lectures, and exhibitions in Natural History Museum of Wroclaw; over 50 articles in professional journals.
Member of: honorary corresponding member, Naturhistoriches Museum, Vienna (Austria); International Society of Hymenopterologists; Polish Entomological Society; Polish Zoological Society; fellow, California Academy of Sciences; Pacific Coast Entomological Society (treasurer, 1981-89); Entomological Society of Washington.
Honors, i.a.: grants, Polish Ministry of Higher Education, 1957-58, 1961, 1963-67, Government of Switzerland, 1968, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1975-80, Smithsoman Institution, 1974-75, California Academy of Sciences, 1982, 1986, 1988, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1983, 1985, 1988; awards, Polish Ministry of Higher Education, 1972, 1978, Smithsonian Institution, 1975, University of Wroclaw, 1979, 1980; Award of Distinction, American Association of Museum, 1988.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French, German, Italian.
Office: Department of Entomology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.