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Author: Joanna Kowalewska | Publish date: 20 March 2023

Dr. Alfons Bobowik has passed away

20 March 2023, Author: Joanna Kowalewska

With deep regret we received the news of the death of the late Alfons Bobowik – pedagogue, historian, founder of many organizations in Ełk, including the Masurian Scientific Society. He had 84 years.


Dr. Alfons Bobowik He was the initiator, founder and president of organizations gathering children of war in Ełk, organizer of scientific meetings and conferences and cultural, founder of the University of the Third Age in Ełk and district councilor I term.

In 2003, he established the Masurian Scientific Society in Ełk and from the moment of its inception he ran them. In his research devoted himself to the history of the region and the interpenetration of cultures of the Masurian borderland, Podlasie and eastern lands. He presented the results of these studies in journals scientific in Poland and abroad. He ran the publishing house of Mazurski Scientific Society in Ełk, he founded and served as the editor-in-chief "Rocznik Ełk". He is the author of m.in "History of Polish children of the second victims World War in Podlasie and Mazury".

He received many awards and distinctions, m.in the title of "Elchanin" 2009", awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Education, was a laureate Masurian Diary Competition. In 2022, he received a distinction in competition "White Lily Award 2021" in the category "Special Prize".

To his family and friends we express our sincere words Compassion.

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