Marian Hillar
Philosophy, theology and history educator
Born Mar. 22, 1938, Bydgoszcz, Poland; came to U.S., 1969; son of Henry and Elizabeth (Lassmann); married Janett (Faundez); children: Ann Margueritte, Christopher.
Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), 1962, Ph.D., 1966, University of Gdansk Medical School (Poland); Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1968-69
Career: assistant prof., Gdansk University Medical School, 1962-69, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (TX), 1969-70; assistant prof., 1971-75, associate prof., 1975-80, prof., 1980-85, 1986-, Texas Southern University, Houston; visiting prof., University of Camerino, Camerini (Italy), 1980; prof., Ponce School of Medicine (Puerto Rico), 1985-86.
Author: Bioenergetics, 1977; Energetic and Kinetic Mechanisms of Enzyme Function, 1992, 1994; Ethics and Humanism, 1992; Social Issues and Humanism, 1993; contributor, Philosophy of Humanism, 1994; over 100 scientific articles.
Member of: president, Copernicus Society, Houston, 1975-77; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Institute on Religion in the Age of Science; American Humanist Association; Alliance Francaise; Biophysical Society; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: numerous research grants, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1972-88, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Texas Southern University; listed in: Who's Who in the Frontier of Science, Who's Who in Theology and Science.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Portugal, Russian, Spanish.
Hobbies: languages, literature
Home: 9330 Bankside Dr., Houston, TX 77031
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996