Hanka B. GorskaArchitect, planner, writer
Born Poltawa, Poland; married Major A. Jerzy G.
Education: University Liverpool, Department of Architecture, 1943-46; Degree - engineering architecture, Polish University Club (PUC) London, 1949; postgraduate studies, planning, University Pennsylvania, 1968-69; postgraduate studies, Conservatory of Historic Monuments, Warsaw Technical University, 1976.
Author: Author of books, articles on historical preservation in USA and Poland.
Awards: major accomplishment in field of historical preservation, and planning; honorary president of Samopomoc - PFO, Los Angeles, 1956.
Member of: vice president and co-founder, John Paul II Foundation, 1980, treasurer and co-founder Southern California Economic Forum for Poland, 1989, director and co-founder Helena Modjeska Foundation, 1990; Kosciuszko Foundation, 1965 - present, National Trust for Historical Preservation DC, 1968 - present, Polish American Congress (PAC), Southern California, 1952 - present.
Resident: Mission Viejo, CA.
From: "Polish Americans in California, Vol. II," National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs & Polish American Historical Association. California 1995.
Hanka Bronislawa Gorska (Wiltosinska)
Architect, planner, author
Born Apr. 15, 1922, Poltawa, Poland; came to U.S., 1952; daughter of Andrzej and Jadwiga (Harot).
Education: University of Liverpool School of Architecture (United Kingdom), 1943-46; Polish University College, London (United Kingdom), 1946; engineering and architecture diploma, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1958-59; Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1968-69; Technical University of Warsaw (Poland), 1975-76.
Career: designer, planner, project engineer, 1952-72; research project architect, Polish Methods in Historical Preservation for Smithsonian Institution, Warsaw, 1975-77. Retired.
Author: two books on historical preservation in the Delaware Valley, 1970; The Advanced Study of Conservation and Restoration Methods Applied to Historical Monuments & Sites in Poland (forthcoming).
Member of: honorary president, Polish Fraternal Organizations - Samopomoc, Los Angeles, 1956; co-founder, vice president, John Paul II Foundation, 1980; co-founder, treasurer, Southern California Economic Forum for Poland, 1989; co-founder, director, Helena Modjeska Foundation, Orange County (CA), 1990; National Trust for Historical Preservation; Republican Party; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Kosciuszko Foundation.
Honors: Award of Merit, American Association for State and Local History, 1971; Pro Ecclesia and Pontifice Medal, Pope John Paul II, 1993; recognition award for years of dedicated service to Polonia and Poland, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) Southern California Division, 1994.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English
Hobbies: working in charitable and cultural organizations and foundations
Home: 28256 Borgona, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996