Jan Żabiński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jan Żabiński

Polish zoologist

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1897

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1974

Profession: zoologist, physiologist, ethologist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jan Żabiński

  • Jan Zabinski (pronounced ['jan ?abi'?ski]) (8 April 1897 – 26 July 1974) and his wife Antonina Zabinska (née Erdman) (1908–1971) were a Polish couple from Warsaw, recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic rescue of Jews during the Holocaust in Poland.
  • Jan Zabinski was a zoologist and zootechnician by profession, a scientist, and organizer and director of the renowned Warsaw Zoo before and during World War II.
  • He became director of the Zoo before the outbreak of war but during the occupation of Poland also held a prestigious function of the Superintendent of the city's public parks in 1939–1945.
  • A street in Warsaw is named after him.Jan and his wife Antonina and their son Ryszard used their personal villa and the zoo itself to shelter hundreds of displaced Jews.
  • Additionally, Jan fought during the Warsaw Uprising, was subsequently injured and became a prisoner of war.
  • After his liberation Zabinski became a member of the State Commission for the Preservation of Nature (Panstwowa Rada Ochrony Przyrody).
  • Jan Zabinski authored approximately 60 popular science books.
  • His wife Antonina authored several children’s books written from the perspective of animals.

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