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Stanislaw Leja

Mathematics educator

Born Jan. 3, 1912, Grodzisko, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Jozef and Aniela (Pawlik); married Hanna (Lukasik); children: Janusz, Stanislaw.

Education: Master of Science (M.S.), J. Kazimierz University, Lwow (Poland), 1938; Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), 1958.

Career: assistant teacher, J. Kazimierz University, 1936-40, Cornell University, 1953-57; assistant prof. to prof., West Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1962-82; Retired.

Author: numerous articles in proflessional journals.

Member of: Mathematical Association of America; American Mathematical Society; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Studium - North American Study Center for Polish Affairs.

Served with: Polish Army, September '39 Campaign; Polish Army in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), 1941; Polish Armed Forces in the West (United Kingdom), 1942-47.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, Russian, German, Italian.

Home: 2205 Thurber Court, Orlando, FL 32837.

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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