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Franciszek Jan Maria Figiel

Chemist

Born Aug. 11, 1920, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Wojciech and Marta (Peter); married Elena (Kratka); children: Marta, Maria.

Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) (in pharmacy), University of Insbruck (Austria), 1949.

Career: chemist, 1955-78, manager, 1978-88, Allied Signal, Morristown (NJ). Retired.

Author: 25 patents in U.S. and other countries on synthetic diamonds, CFC admixtures and dehydration equipment.

Member of: American Chemical Society; American Society for Testing and Materials; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.), (director, Brooklyn (NY), 1983-90); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).

Honors: Award of Appreciation, American Society for Testing and Materials.

Served with: Cadet School, Cieszyn, 1938-39; Polish Army, Sept. '39 Campaign, platoon leader; Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) in Kozielsk (U.S.S.R.), and in Germany, 1939-45.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Language: Polish, German, English

Home: 320 Hill St., Boonton, NJ 07005

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996

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