Ireneusz Roszkowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ireneusz Roszkowski

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1909

Place of Birth: Łapy, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1996

Profession: gynaecologist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ireneusz Roszkowski – professor, founder of modern Polish gynaecology and obstetrics, a humanist, precursor of prenatal medicine, a friend to midwives - born March 24, 1909, in Lapy in the Bialystok region, into a family with patriotic noble traditions, with the coat of arms Ogonczyk, eldest son of Francis and Natalie (née Wnorowska).
He had three brothers: Kazimiersz, Stanislaw and Josef and three sisters: Hedwig, 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 Gdansk and then on to the United States.
A need for education/training, self-development, work and mutual assistance reigned within the family.