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Ireneusz Roszkowski (24 March 1910 – 21 April 1996) was a Polish nobleman, professor, founder of modern Polish gynaecology and obstetrics, a humanist, precursor of prenatal medicine, a supporter of midwives.
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Ireneusz Roszkowski (24 March 1910 – 21 April 1996) was a Polish nobleman, professor, founder of modern Polish gynaecology and obstetrics, a humanist, precursor of prenatal medicine, a supporter of midwives.
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Early life and education Ireneusz Roszkowski born on 24 March 1909, in Łapy in the Białystok region, into a family with patriotic noble traditions, with the coat of arms Ogończyk, eldest son of Franciszek and Natalia (née Wnorowska). He had three brothers: Kazimierz, Stanisław and Józef; and three sisters: Jadwiga, Regina and Hanna. His maternal grandparents actively took part in the January Uprising (1863); both of them were deported to Siberia, never to return. His grandfather's brother Jan, also an insurgent, fled with raftmen to Gdańsk and then on to the United States. A need for education/training, self-development, work and mutual assistance reigned within the family. In 1928 he graduated from the Tadeusz Kościuszko High School in Łomża. He actively took part in the scouts. Even at this stage his organizational skills were obvious. In later years, he repeatedly stressed the importance of scouting in the education of the young. For a few years in high school he fenced with a passion. He began his studies at the University of Warsaw in the Faculty of Law, after passing the first year, he moved to the Faculty of Medicine. In 1935, he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Warsaw University.…
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Career After graduating in 1935 – 1936 he completed his military service at the Cadet's school sanitary division in Warsaw. After completing military exercises he was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant, sanitary division, allocated to the officer resources of the district hospital in Warsaw.In 1936 – 1937 he worked at the Saint Sophie Gynecological – Obstetrics unit. From 1937 he associated himself with the hospital of the Transfiguration. In September 1939 he was drafted into the army, allocated to the Army Poznan as the Head of the chemical – bacteriological field hospital No. 202. Near Kutno, the sanitary train in which the hospital was housed, was bombed. 18 September 1939 during the battle of the Bzura River, in Sennik, Dr. I. Roszkowski was wounded and taken prisoner. On 15 October 1939, thanks to the help of his uncle Wacław Roszkowski and friend, Jerzy Niżałowski, he managed to escape from the POW camp and returned to Warsaw. After returning to Warsaw, he returned to the Hospital of the Transfiguration, living and working there throughout the entire occupation. During the years 1937 – 1942 in the obstetrics – gynaecology wards, then from 1942 to 1944 in the surgery wards under…
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Most Important Publications: “Carrying out difficult births from the point of view of the good of the fetus”.
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Polish Doctor's Weekly, 1953 “Mortality of fetuses and newborns – causes and prevention”. Polish Pediatrics, 1953. “Thrombophlebitis and its immediate aftermath in obstetrics and gynaecology”. XVI meeting of Polish gynecologists, Krynica 1960. “The Effect of the Male Factor on Abnormal Pregnancy”. Gynaecologia, 1962. “Inflammation of the vagina and urinary tract infection". Gynaecologia. Poland 1963. “Relative Weight-Deficiency in the Newborn”. Biology Neonatorum Gynaecologia, 1964. “Serum Iron Deficiency during the Third Trimester of Pregnancy”. Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1966. “The Role of Suspected Toxoplasmosis and Coincidental Factors in the Cause of Fatal Damage,” “American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecologia, 1966. “Icterus in Pregnancy. Part I: Biochemical Assays, Part II: the Clinical Course of Pregnancy”. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1968. “Erythrocyte Metabolism in Pregnancy Complicated by Idiopathic Icterus”. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1969. “Free amino acids in the blood serum of women who gave birth to children with birth defects”. Ginekologia Polska, 1968. “The Risk of the Caesarean Section Per to the Fetus and the Newborn in Successive Weeks of Gestation”. Prenatal Medicine, Lausanne 1972. “Recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – biochemical and clinical”. Ginekologia Polska, 1974. “Free amino acids in the blood plasma of couples with children with congenital…
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Awards Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland Knight's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland Gold Cross of Merit (22 July 1951, for outstanding scientific work in the field of Medicine) (1)
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Medal of The National Education Commission Merit Badge "Meritorious Doctor", Poland PRL (1983) Merit Badge "Meritorious Teacher", Poland PRL (1984) Medal for Exemplary work in the Health Service (1952) Gold Medal of the Polish Medical Academy "Medicus Magnus" (1991) Prize and Degree from the Ministry of Health for scientific work (1967) Scientific Award of the town of Poznan (1954) Prize as Rector of the Medical Academy (several times)
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Personal life In 1949, Roszkowski married Halina Obrocka (19 February 1922 – 2 September 1999), a medical student originally from Wilno and the daughter of a lawyer. He had four children – one son, Piotr (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology), and three daughters, Elżbieta (interior designer, painter), Barbara (landscape designer) and Katarzyna (Doctor of Pathological Anatomy). They had ten grandchildren (Jan, Marynia, Michał, Stefan, Stanisław, Jan, Antoni, Ludwik, Franciszek, Karol). Roszkowski died on 21 April 1996 in Warsaw. He is buried at the Old Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw. A plaque commemorating Roszkowski was erected and solemnly dedicated at the Church of the Holy Redeemer in Warsaw on 17 November 1999. On 24 March 2009, on the 100th anniversary of Roszkowski's birth, a lecture hall in the clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Warsaw Medical University on Karowa Street was named after him and a bust of the professor as well as a commemorative plaque were unveiled. Archbishop Henryk Hoser carried out the formal dedication of the lecture hall.
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General references Zbigniew Słomko, In tribute to the wise man of Polish Obstetrics and Gynaecology Prof. Ireneusz Roszkowski on the day of his 80th birthday, "Ginekologia Polska", 1989, 60. Jadwiga Kuczyńska-Sicińska, Discussion with Prof. Ireneusz Roszkowski, "Ginekologia Polska, 1989, 60. Michał Troszyński, Zbigniew Słomko, Memories of Professor Ireneusz Roszkowski, Ginekologia Polska, 1997, 68. Joanna Bień, Farewell, Bulletin, "Nurses and Midwives", Warsaw 1996. Memories of Professor Ireneusz Roszkowski, Bulletin "Links", publisher of the Municipal Council of Wiązowna, 1999, Nr 165. A. Rybka, K. Stepan, Officer Promotions in Poland 1935 – 1939, Kraków 2003. Personnel File Number 31/160, Warsaw Medical University Archive.