Wojciech Rostafiński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wojciech Rostafiński

Polish resistance fighter and engineer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 06-Jul-2002

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Wojciech Antoni Rostafinski (19 September 1921 – 6 July 2002), codename "Maslowski", was a Polish soldier in the Armia Krajowa during World War II and former scientist working for NASA.
He was born in Warsaw. In 1944 Rostafinski took part in the Warsaw Uprising as a member of Szare Szeregi (Gray Ranks-Boy Scouts) "Rygiel" Group. For his bravery during the Uprising, Rostafinski was awarded the order of Virtuti Militari. In 1953 Rostafinski moved to United States.
He was manager of advanced research projects at NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland Ohio.
During his career, he contributed to the theory of aeronautics and applied mathematics, and his work is listed in the Scientific Citation Index.